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 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.

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.

Some Oneness organizations, considering current social trends in fashion and dress to be immoral, have established " dress codes " for their members.

The Oneness Pentecostal movement is considered to have begun in 1914, as the result of severe doctrinal disputes within the nascent Pentecostal movement.

The contemporary Christian music trio Phillips, Craig, and Dean adhere to Oneness theology and have garnered criticism because of it.

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 censer will usually have three outer chains ( for the Holy Trinity ) attached to the bowl, and a fourth inner chain ( for the Oneness of God ) attached to the lid.

Now that Many Ones have been posited out of their Repulsion from the One, their original Oneness reasserts itself and their Repulsion passes over to ( b ) Attraction.

In the book Milhamoth HaShem, one finds that possibly the most fundamental issue the Dor Daim had ( and have ) with the popularly accepted understanding of Kabbalah concerns the absolute transcendent Singularity / Oneness of the Creator and the laws against avodah zarah ( forbidden forms of devotion / idolatry ).

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

* Ki Development Exercises ( methods for realizing oneness of mind and body are Oneness Rhythm Exercise, Sokushin no Gyo, and Senshin no Gyo )

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.

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.

However, it was not the Oneness baptismal formula which proved the divisive issue between Oneness advocates and other Pentecostals, but rather their rejection of the Trinity.

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.

* Oneness Pentecostalism is a grouping of denominations and believers within the Pentecostal movement with various non-trinitarian views.

Oneness Pentecostalism has been associated with patripassianism.

Oneness Pentecostalism teaches that the Father ( a spirit ) is united with Jesus ( a man ) as the Son of God.

The following excerpts which demonstrate some of the known doctrinal characteristics of ancient Sabellians may be seen to compare with the doctrines in the modern Oneness movement:

Prayer, however, is not merely petitioning God to grant a request, nor even necessarily speaking to God, but rather (“ cleaving ”, dvekut )— the glorious feeling of ’ Oneness with God Almighty ’, the state of the soul wherein a man or woman gives up their consciousness of separate existence, and join their own selves to the Eternal Being of God Supreme.

The Tanya deals with Jewish spirituality and psychology from a Kabbalistic point of view, and expounds on such profound themes as the Oneness of God, Tzimtzum, the Sefirot, simcha, bitachon, among many other mystical concepts.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oneness believers, on the other hand, see Jesus as one single person uniting the one God himself with human nature to form " the Son of God ".

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 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.

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.

In common with other Pentecostals, Oneness believers are known for their charismatic style of worship.

Some Oneness Pentecostals practice foot washing, often in conjunction with their celebration of Holy Communion, as Jesus Christ did with his disciples at the Last Supper.