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Oneness and Pentecostals
There are no known examples of any direct writings of Oneness Pentecostals ascribing to the belief of Patripassianism.
Oneness Pentecostals and other modalists are regarded by Catholic, Orthodox, and some other mainstream Christians as heretical for rejecting the Trinity Doctrine, which they regard as equivalent to Unitarianism.
Oneness Pentecostals believe that Jesus was " Son " only when he became flesh on earth, but was the Father prior to his being made human.
Oneness Pentecostals reject the Trinity doctrine as pagan and un-Scriptural, and hold to the Jesus ' Name doctrine with respect to baptisms.
If, however, a convert comes from a Christian confession that baptizes in the name of Jesus ( such as Oneness Pentecostals ), from one which practices an invalid, non-Trinitarian baptism ( such as Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses ) or from one that does not practice baptism at all ( such as Quakers or The Salvation Army ), baptism is a prerequisite for chrismation-an initiate must always be validly baptized into the death of Jesus in the name of the Holy Trinity before any further holy mysteries or sacraments of initiation can be administered.
When the Assemblies of God formally affirmed the traditional doctrine of the Trinity at its Fourth General Council in October 1916, Oneness Pentecostals were forced to withdraw.
In 1931, a unity conference with representatives from four Oneness organizations met in Columbus, Ohio attempting to bring all Oneness Pentecostals together.
In most other ways the beliefs and worship of Oneness Pentecostals are similar to those of other Pentecostals.
Oneness Pentecostals reject the Trinity doctrine as an extra-Biblical invention and distortion, which dilutes true Biblical Monotheism, and also, in a sense, limits God.
Oneness Pentecostals believe that Trinitarian doctrine is a " tradition of men " and neither scriptural nor a teaching of God, and cite the absence of the word " Trinity " from the Bible as one evidence of this.
The Oneness position on the Trinity places them at odds with the members of most other Christian churches, some of whom have accused Oneness Pentecostals of being Modalists and derided them as " cultists ".
Oneness Pentecostals believe that Jesus was " Son " only when he became flesh on earth, but was the Father prior to his being made human.
Most Oneness Pentecostals consider that term to be pejorative, and a misrepresentation of their true beliefs on the issue.
Oneness believers insist that while they do indeed believe in baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, to describe them as " Jesus Only Pentecostals " implies a denial of the Father and Holy Spirit — a contention they vehemently reject.
Most Oneness Pentecostals believe that scripture records these acts of faith as commanded by God for salvation, and therefore insist that the lack of any one of them would result in a person not being saved.
Oneness Pentecostals maintain that no good works or obedience to law can save anyone, apart from God's grace.
Oneness Pentecostals have no issue with the Sinner's Prayer itself, but deny that it alone represents " saving faith "; the Bible, accordingly mandated repentance, baptism by water and spirit with receipt of the Holy Spirit as the manifestation of the spirit part of the rebirth experience, this represents the manifestations of true, godly faith.
Oneness Pentecostals maintain that salvation is not possible without repentance.
The majority of Oneness Pentecostals believe that baptism is essential to salvation.
" Jesus-Name " is a description used to refer to Oneness Pentecostals and their baptismal beliefs.
Oneness Pentecostals insist that there are no New Testament references to baptism by any other formula — save in which most hold to be simply another reference to Jesus-name baptism.

Oneness and traditional
The UPCI adheres to a " Oneness " concept of the Godhead, in contrast to traditional Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant understandings, which incorporate Trinitarian dogma.
Chalcedonians see Jesus Christ as one single person uniting " God the Son " ( a being whose existence is denied in Oneness theology ), the eternal second person of the traditional Trinity, with human nature.
Other Oneness believers assert that Matthew 28: 19 was changed to the traditional Triune formula by the Catholic Church.
Chalcedonians see Jesus Christ as a single person uniting " God the Son " ( a being whose existence is denied in Oneness theology ), the eternal second person of the traditional Trinity, with human nature.
During these formative years, doctrinal division developed and widened over traditional Trinitarian theology and the formula used at baptism, with some Pentecostal leaders claiming revelation or other insights pointing them toward the Oneness concept.

Oneness and Trinitarian
Oneness believers baptize in the name of Jesus Christ, commonly referred to as Jesus-name baptism, rather than using the Trinitarian formula.
Although the Oneness belief in the union of the divine and human into one person in Christ is similar to the Chalcedonian formula, Chalcedonians disagree sharply with them over their opposition to Trinitarian dogma.
Although Matthew 28: 19 seems to mandate a Trinitarian formula for baptism, Oneness theology avows that the " name " in that verse is actually singular and refers to Jesus, whose name they believe to be that of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Oneness Pentecostals assert that of the five mentions of baptism in the Book of Acts, all were performed in the name of Jesus Christ, and that no Trinitarian formula is ever referred to therein.
Hence, Oneness believers claim that this constitutes proof that the " Jesus-name " formula was the original one, and that the Trinitarian invocation was erroneously substituted for it later.
Pentecostals, both Oneness and Trinitarian, maintain that the Holy Spirit experience denotes the genuine Christian Church, and that he carries with him power for the believer to accomplish God's will.
Unlike most Trinitarian Pentecostals, Oneness adherents assert that receipt of the Holy Spirit is necessary for salvation.
Those who held to belief in the Trinity and the Trinitarian baptismal formula condemned the Oneness teaching as heresy.
The mostly-Trinitarian leadership, fearing that the new issue of Oneness might overtake their organization, drew up a doctrinal statement affirming the truth of Trinitarian dogma, among other issues.
Other faiths ( Frankists, Oneness Pentecostals and Branhamists in particular ) use the formula " In the name of Jesus Christ " ( based on Acts 2: 38 ) for baptism, and in turn re-baptize converts who were first baptized under the Trinitarian formula, sometimes claiming that such persons would not have been previously aware that " Jesus is the Lord ".
Probably the deepest split in the Pentecostal movement today is not racial, but rather between Trinitarian and Oneness theologies.
The Assemblies of God, however, was a Trinitarian fellowship, and the PAOC was required to repudiate the Oneness doctrine and embrace the doctrine of the Trinity.
That year the General Council disapproved of the Oneness doctrine and adopted a Trinitarian Statement of Fundamental Truths.
One of the most distinctive features of The Message's teaching is the rejection of both the Trinitarian view of the Godhead and also a rejection of the " Oneness " views held by those of the Oneness Pentecostals.

Oneness and doctrine
" Since non-dualism does not recognize a dualism between Oneness and Difference, or even between dualism and non-dualism, it is difficult to state the meaning of this doctrine.
Oneness theology founded upon ancient Jewish doctrine of one God does not accept such a concept.
Hence, an understanding of Oneness is critical in any analysis of UPCI doctrine.
Oneness Pentecostalism ( also known as Apostolic Pentecostalism or One God Pentecostalism ) refers to the denominations within Pentecostal Christianity which subscribe to the nontrinitarian theological doctrine of Oneness.
Oneness Pentecostalism derives its distinctive name from its teaching on the Godhead, which is popularly referred to as the Oneness doctrine.
Oneness doctrine declares that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, but that this happened only when he was born from Mary on Earth.
Oneness doctrine views Isaiah 9: 6 as prophesying that the Son shall be the " The mighty God " and " The everlasting Father ".
Oneness Pentecostalism subscribes to the common Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura.
Oneness doctrine also teaches that faith without obedience is not faith, and that to gain salvation, a person must meet certain requirements which they consider to be set forth in the New Testament.
Oneness doctrine maintains the Holy Spirit is the title of the one God in action, hence they maintain that the Holy Spirit within any individual is nothing more or less than God Himself in action, through and indwelling that individual.
Others hold to a Restorationist view, believing that while the Apostles and their church clearly taught Oneness doctrine and the Pentecostal experience, the Apostolic church went into apostasy and ultimately evolved into the Catholic Church.
Bernard says that Barth's doctrine bears such similarities to Oneness thought that his critics labeled him a " modalist.
The second or " Oneness " controversy questioned the baptismal formula, the doctrine of the Trinity, and the understanding of the process of salvation.
Since Oneness Pentecostals deny the historic Christian doctrine of the Trinity, they are rejected by the P ' ent ' ay Christians of Ethiopia.
At the time, the PAOC adhered to the non-Trinitarian Oneness doctrine and there were plans to join the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World ( PAW ), another Oneness Pentecostal denomination based in the U. S. However, those plans never materialized, and the Canadian body remained an independent organization with no formal US ties.

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