Is water baptism, in the Triune name, necessary to receive the Spirit?
The quick answer is, NO!
There is only one necessary baptism for salvation.
Ephesians 4:4-5 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism.
There is one baptism that is needed to receive the Spirit, and it’s the baptism of the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
There is no Trinity God, nor is there a baptism in the name of the Trinity God, even though we find one in the Bible.
Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
It’s important for us to understand, and accept, the fact that our Bibles are not the inspired word of God, they are translations of the inspired word of God. The only inspired word are the original writings. Because of this, today’s translations have many tweaks and changes that were based on the preconceived beliefs of the translators, which were heavily influences by pagan beliefs and practices, which were all rooted in pagan sun worship. The truth is still weaved into our translations, but you will have to do your research and your due diligence. For example, Easter is a pagan holiday that has nothing to do with God’s appointed times, as a matter of fact, celebrating Easter is an abomination to God, because it’s rooted in pagan sun worship. Easter is how the pagan nations worshiped their false god, and the One true God, who created all of us, hates that.
Deuteronomy 12:29-31 When the Lord your God goes ahead of you and destroys the nations and you drive them out and live in their land, do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.’ You must not worship the Lord your God the way the other nations worship their gods, for they perform for their gods every detestable act that the Lord hates.
Easter is in fact a pagan holiday, which involves pagan beliefs, practices that distort the truth. For example, rabbits don’t lay eggs, and the resurrection didn’t happen on Easter Sunday, and yet, we find the word Easter in the Bible.
Acts 12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. ~ KJV
The actual word that should be there is, Passover. Passover is one of God’s appointed times, Easter is not.
Acts 12:4 So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. ~ NKJV
You will find many of these kinds of changes and tweaks when you study the Scriptures to find the truth. Matthew 28:19 is another verse that was tweaked and changed to support the pagan Trinity god.
In Matthew 28:19 you find the command to baptize in the name of Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. First of all, nowhere in the entire Bible are we told to do anything in the name of the Spirit, nor are we called to worship the Spirit, or love the Spirit. The Spirit is never seen as having a throne, as the Father and Son do. The words, Father, Son and Holy Spirit are not even names, they are titles.
In the Bible, there is only one water baptism, and the commanded all throughout the New Testament is to be baptized in the name of Jesus, but to be more accurate it should be in the name, Yeshua.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
At one point, there was even an issue with how someone was baptized. If there was a triune baptism, this would have been the perfect place to make it known, but it wasn't. Listen.
Acts 19:1-5 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So, they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So, they said, “Into John’s baptism.” Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus." When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
The book of Matthew is the only place in the entire Bible that speaks of a triune baptism, which contradicts the rest of the Bible. We know that there are not two water baptisms, one in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and one in the name of Jesus. So where did this triune baptism come from? It was injected into the Bible by the Papacy to support the pagan idea of a coequal, co-eternal trinity God.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, II, page 263:
"The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by the Catholic Church in the second century."
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics:
As to Matthew 28:19, it says: "It is the central piece of evidence for the traditional (Trinitarian) view. If it were undisputed, this would, of course, be decisive, but its trustworthiness is impugned on grounds of textual criticism, literary criticism and historical criticism."
The same Encyclopedia further states that: "The obvious explanation of the silence of the New Testament on the triune name, and the use of another (JESUS NAME) formula in Acts and Paul, is that this other formula was the earlier, and the triune formula is a later addition."
Edmund Schlink, The Doctrine of Baptism, page 28:
"The baptismal command in its Matthew 28:19 form can not be the historical origin of Christian baptism. At the very least, it must be assumed that the text has been transmitted in a form expanded by the [Catholic] church."
The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, I, 275:
"It is often affirmed that the words in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost are not the ipsissima verba [exact words] of Jesus, but...a later liturgical addition."
James Moffett's New Testament Translation:
In a footnote on page 64 about Matthew 28:19 he makes this statement: "It may be that this (Trinitarian) formula, so far as the fullness of its expression is concerned, is a reflection of the (Catholic) liturgical usage established later in the primitive (Catholic) community, It will be remembered that Acts speaks of baptizing "in the name of Jesus, cf. Acts 1:5"
There is only one important baptism that is needed to be born again, and that's to be baptized with the Holy Spirit. The usual way for that to happen is to be baptized in the name of Yeshua the Messiah. Being baptized in Messiah's name is the prescribed way, but it doesn't always happen that way.
Acts 8:16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
If you had any question as to what was the one baptism, this tells us that it the baptism of the Spirit that is needed to be saved. The prescribed way to receive the Spirit is through water baptism, but it doesn’t always happen that way. The Spirit moves as the Spirit moves, with or with water baptism. If the ground is ready for the rain, it will come.
John 3:38 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.
God does not need to depend on man to saved His people. If the heart is ripe and ready to receive, it will happen, even while you’re driving a truck. There are even people who have had a death bed conversion. You could receive the Spirit in the middle of a desert. The Bible shows people receiving the Spirit before water baptism.
Acts 10:44-47 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered, “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
The idea is if you have the opportunity to be baptized, in the name of Yeshua, and you refuse, that's where the problem begins. Or maybe you were baptized in the false Trinity god, and you are being moved by the Spirit to be re-baptized in order to be a true witness, but you refuse, that could be the start of an issue. What do I mean by having a true witness? Let’s say you are sharing the Gospel with someone, and they want to be baptized, so you explain the process. If, while you’re explaining the process, they ask you if you were baptized in the name of Yeshua, what will you say if you weren’t? It’s always better to have a pure testimony, even if you had to repent from something, or redo something, to make it pure. It shows your authenticity, and your willingness to obey God.
Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in My name, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Amen…