Baptizing in the "Name" of Jesus satisfies the Matt. 28:19 (titles) requirement.

You're welcome. This too is my first debate and let me just say that this is not a personal attack on you but on the baptism of Christ's name. On with the debate. You wrote: "In my initial statement (Rd.1), I was careful to cite very specific Biblical references (Acts 2:38, 8:16, 10:48, 19:5) substantiating my position;" If anything these scripture passages undermine your position rather than substantiate it. Note : Acts 2: 38 says they baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Acts 8:16 they baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 10:48 they baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. So let me ask you, which of these formulas do you baptize in? Because I find there are questions to which formula trumps one over the other. Again you wrote: "Being baptized in the Jesus' Name is being baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. This explains the Biblical record of the first church regarding their baptismal formula; that their practice did not contradict the commandment of Jesus, but fulfilled it." Talking about being a bit ambiguous, What authority do you have to claim this? Where do you make the leap from being baptized in Jesus' name to being baptized in the Trinitarian formula? Christ himself tells us how to baptize, you tell me something different. Whom am I to believe? Jesus, or you? As far as the biblical record of the "first church" there is only one church that Jesus Christ established. Matthew 16:18 "And I say to thee that thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it." Unless of course you believe that the gates of Hell did prevail against it. Therefore making Jesus a liar. But I don't believe you think that. So Jesus established a church; that church still exists; and has existed since Jesus instituted it. Consequently this is why we can turn to the early church writings on baptism. So I would not be too quick to dismiss non-canonical writings considering the fact that this is where we get the canon of scripture. Nowhere in the bible does it list which books belong in the bible. We have to look outside of scripture to find them. Now I am going to quote some writings from the early church fathers. If you want to dismiss the Didache, fine. But you'll also have to dismiss all of these: Tatian the Syrian 170 A.D. "...and baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." Hippolytus 215 A.D. "When the one being baptized goes down into the water, the one baptizing him shall put his hand on him and speak thus: "Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty?" And he that is being baptized shall say: "I believe." Then, having his hand imposed upon the head of the one to be baptized, he shall baptize him once. Then he shall say: "Do you believe in Christ Jesus . . . ?" And when he says: "I believe," he is baptized again. Again shall he say: "Do you believe in the Holy Spirit and the holy Church and the resurrection of the flesh?" The one being baptized then says: "I believe." And so he is baptized a third time" Tertullian 216 A.D. "and lastly, he commands them to baptize into the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, not into a unipersonal God. And indeed it is not once only, but three times, that we are immersed into the three persons, at each several mention of their names" Origen 248 A.D. "The Lord himself told his disciples that they should baptize all peoples in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit . . . for indeed, legitimate baptism is had only in the name of the Trinity" The Acts of Xantippe and Polyxena 250 A.D. " And Paul said, "We baptize thee in the name of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost." After this he made him to receive the Eucharist of Christ" Cyprian of Carthage 253 A.D. "He [Jesus] commanded them to baptize the Gentiles in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. How then do some say that though a Gentile be baptized . . . never mind how or of whom, so long as it be done in the name of Jesus Christ, the remission of sins can follow"when Christ himself commands the nations to be baptized in the full and united Trinity?" Eusebius of Caesarea 323 A.D. " "Go teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." Cyril of Jerusalem 350 A.D. "You were led by the hand to the holy pool of divine baptism, as Christ was carried from the cross to this sepulcher here before us [the tomb of Jesus at Jerusalem]. And each of you was asked if he believed in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Athanasius 361 A.D. " "Go ye and baptize all the nations in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost" (Matt. 28:19). And entire and perfect is the number of the Trinity" Augustine 400 A.D. "Baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost has Christ for its authority, not any man, whoever he may be; and Christ is the truth, not any man" I have given you writings from 70 A.D. to 400 A.D. that shows a cohesion of the Trinitarian formula for baptism. I believe you teach a new gospel. A false gospel. One that is not found in Christian history.