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Furthermore, in Matthew 28:19, Jesus commands His disciples to baptise the nations “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (KJV). The singular word “name” is followed by the threefold designation of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Christians understand this baptismal command as a foundational expression of the triune identity of God.
The same Gospel records Jesus' baptism, when the Son is baptised, the Spirit of God descends like a dove, and the Father's voice speaks from heaven (Matthew 3:16–17). At the conclusion of the Gospel, the risen Christ commissions His disciples to make disciples of all nations and baptise them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:18–20).
The Christian confession, therefore, is not that Jesus is merely one prophet among many. It is that the eternal Son of God became flesh, revealed the Father, exercised divine authority, died for the sins of humanity, rose from the dead, and possesses all authority in heaven and on earth (John 1:14; John 14:9; Romans 5:8–11; 1 Corinthians 15:3–8; Matthew 28:18).
My brother, the central question is not whether God can empower a prophet to perform miracles. Scripture clearly demonstrates that He can. The central question is: **Who is Jesus Christ, given what He says about Himself, what He does, and what the apostles testify concerning Him?**
The New Testament presents Him as the eternal Word who was with God and was God, the Son through whom all things were created, and the One in whom the fullness of deity dwells bodily (John 1:1–3, 14; Colossians 1:16–17; Colossians 2:9). It is on this comprehensive biblical testimony that Christians confess Jesus Christ as Lord and God (John 20:28).
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