There are no known examples of any direct writings of Oneness Pentecostals ascribing to the belief of Patripassianism.

Oneness Pentecostals and Modalists dispute the traditional Trinitarian doctrine, while affirming the Christian doctrine of God taking on flesh as Jesus Christ.

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.

Other Oneness believers assert that Matthew 28: 19 was changed to the traditional Triune formula by the Catholic Church.

Oneness Pentecostalism rejects all concepts of a subordination, duality, trinity, pantheon, co-equality, co-eternity, or other versions of the Godhead that assert plural gods, plural beings, divine " persons ", individuals, or multiple centers of consciousness within that Godhead.

Unlike most Trinitarian Pentecostals, Oneness adherents assert that receipt of the Holy Spirit is necessary for salvation.

Both Successionists and Restorationists among Oneness Pentecostals assert that the Apostolic Church believed in the Oneness and Jesus-Name baptism doctrines.

One of the shortest chapters of the Qur ' an, " The Oneness of God ", summarizes the nature of God in five verses:

A notable exception is Oneness Pentecostalism, most adherents of which believe both water baptism and Spirit baptism are integral components of salvation.

Some Pentecostal preachers and evangelists began to embrace and preach the doctrines of Oneness and Jesus ' Name baptism during this time, which led to friction within the new movement.

Oneness believers baptize in the name of Jesus Christ, commonly referred to as Jesus-name baptism, rather than using the Trinitarian formula.

Whereas most of them require only faith in Jesus for salvation, Oneness Pentecostalism defines salvation as repentance, baptism ( in Jesus ' name ) and receipt of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues.

Oneness Pentecostal theology maintains the literal definition of baptism as being complete immersion in water.

Oneness believers believe that for water baptism to be valid, one must be baptized in the name of Jesus, rather than the mainstream baptismal formula in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

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.

In addition, 1 Corinthians 1: 13 is taken by Oneness Pentecostals to indicate baptism in Jesus ' name, as well.

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.

Schaepe ( whose name is often misspelled Scheppe in a number of sources ) claimed during this camp-meeting that the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost was the name Lord Jesus Christ which name was later part of the baptismal command posited by Peter in — i. e., baptism " in the name of Jesus Christ " — was the fulfillment and counterpart of the Great Commission in constituting baptism " in the name ( singular ) of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit ( which " name " Oneness believers hold to be that of Jesus ).

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 ".

The 4th General Council of 1916 took a strong stand against the Oneness teaching and upheld the position that speaking in tongues was the initial evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Baba upheld the concept of nonduality, the view that diverse creation, or duality, is an illusion and that the goal of life is conscious realization of the absolute Oneness of God inherent in all animate and inanimate beings and things.

" If as Oneness believe, that God the Father was incarnate in Christ, which Jesus confessed (" it is the Father in me that doeth the work "), the Father was in Christ during all of the sufferings and being nailed to the cross.

Since the Oneness position claims that the Name of " Jesus " and the concept of " Person " are common to all three manifestations of Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and yet the manifestations of Father, Son and Holy Ghost are distinct from each other, Oneness theology proposes that Jesus suffered on the cross as Son, but not as Father.

However, it cannot be certain whether Sabellius taught a dispensational Modalism or taught what is known today as Oneness since all we have of his teaching comes through the writing of his enemies.

Meaning Belief in the Oneness of the Lordship of Allah, where it is to believe that there is only one Lord for all the universe, its Creator, Organizer, Planner, Sustainer, and the Giver of security and so on that is Allah.

Meaning Belief in the Oneness of the Names and the Attributes of Allah, being affirmation of all the Divine Names and Attributes of Allah in a manner that suits His Majesty, as mentioned in the Qu ’ ran.

With regard to their belief in Tawheed-al-Asma was-Sifaat, or Belief in the Oneness of the Names and the Attributes of Allah, they take a stance of affirmation of all the Divine Names and Attributes of Allah in a manner that suits His Majesty, as mentioned in the Qu ’ ran and the Sunnah.

Oneness theology sees the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as one transcendent, personal, omnipresent God manifesting Himself in three personal and distinct ways or forms to redeem and sanctify sinful and lost humanity, and also that all the fullness of the deity resides fully in the person of Christ.

According to Oneness theology, all of the names and titles of God belong to Jesus, since all the fullness of God dwells bodily in him.

In common with most Protestant denominations, Oneness Pentecostal soteriology maintains that all people are born with a sinful nature, and sin at a young age, and remain " lost " without hope of salvation, unless they embrace the Gospel ; that Jesus Christ made a complete atonement for the sins of all people, which is the sole means of man's redemption ; and that salvation comes solely by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

Oneness teaching rejects interpretations that hold that salvation is given automatically to the " elect "; all men are called to salvation, and " whosoever will, may come ".

Oneness believers insist that all of the Bible's texts on the subject must be in full agreement with each other ; thus, they say that either the Apostles disobeyed the command they had been given in Matthew 28: 19 or they correctly fulfilled it by using the name of Jesus Christ.

Oneness Pentecostals believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a free gift, commanded for all.

Oneness believers, like all Pentecostals, are characterized by their practice of speaking in other tongues.

Bernard theorizes that the majority of all believers were Oneness adherents until the time of Tertullian, who died circa 225, and was the first notable Church figure to use the term Trinity to describe God.

Consequently, they may not recognize religious communities that baptize without this formula – e. g. Unitarians, Branhamists, Frankists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Oneness Pentecostals, all of whom deny the Trinity – as Christian religions.

One controversy involves Oneness Pentecostalism, which is opposed by all the Protestant churches.