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 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.

For example, the Unitarian movement has never accepted the Godhood of Jesus, and therefore does not include those nontrinitarian belief systems which do — such as Oneness Pentecostalism, United Pentecostal Church International and the True Jesus Church — that maintain that Jesus is God as a single person.

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.

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.

As do most Pentecostals, Oneness believers maintain that the initial sign of the infilling Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues, and that the New Testament mandates this as a minimal requirement.

* 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.

It rejects the view that any person can " obtain " the status of God whether by works or by grace, maintaining that Jesus Christ did not " obtain " his status, but rather that he is the one, eternal God himself manifested in the flesh according to the Oneness Pentecostal interpretation of 1 Timothy 3: 16.

Some Oneness believers consider that the text of Matthew 28: 19 is not original, quoting the early Church historian Eusebius, who referred to this passage at least eighteen times in his works.

Meaning Belief in the Oneness of the Worship of Allah, where it is to believe in total obedience to Allah, that none has the right to be worshiped ( praying, invoking, asking for help ( from the unseen ), swearing, slaughtering sacrifices, giving charity, fasting, pilgrimage and so on ) except Allah.

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 adherents reject the notion that one may be saved through what they call " mental faith ": mere belief in Christ, without life-changing repentance or obedience.

* Tawhid al ` Uluhiyya-meaning Belief in the Oneness of the Worship of Allah, where it is to believe in total obedience to Allah, that none has the right to be worshiped ( praying, invoking, asking for help ( from the unseen ), swearing, slaughtering sacrifices, giving charity, fasting, pilgrimage and so on ) except Allah.

Oneness Pentecostalism can be compared to Sabellianism, or can be described as holding to a form of Sabellianism, as both are Nontrinitarian, and as both believe that Jesus was " Almighty God in the Flesh ", but they do not totally identify each other.

Just as Eastern mysticism teaches that reality is more than what the rational mind can formulate analytically from observing the nature of " otherness ", the essentialist ontology transcends self / other dualism to define the undivided source — the ineffable Oneness alluded to in Eastern Philosophy.

Oneness believers say that God can operate using an unlimited number of faces or modes, not just three.

* He is ONE Unity unlike any unity in creation ; His Oneness is not a unity which can be divided or which is composed of parts, both of which could only be the case with a unity that is subject to time / space ; Nor is His Oneness a one in the sense of a species or type.

From the mid 1950s onwards William Branham taught that neither Oneness theology nor Trinitarianism were correct, but that God was the same Person in three different offices – in the same way that a husband can also be a father and a grandfather.

The official website states that " the only agenda is to learn about each other and understand how we can be of service to each other, and to plan out our yearly actions to spread Oneness.

Including in Oneness you can find some sub-works such as the Wave-UFO, a 6. 000 kg dome where the visitor, once inside it, can see projected paintings reworked with computer graphics and then transformed into photographs in the interior dome of the Wave UFO.