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| ==Divergence from historic Christian teaching== | | =Detailed analysis of Oneness doctrine = |
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| | David Bernard, the General Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International (the largest Oneness denomination), authored the most widely used book on Oneness theology, ''The Oneness of God''. |
| | | If you are interested in going into Oneness theology in detail, we have provided [[A critical response to Bernard's The Oneness of God|a detailed analysis of David Bernard's book]]. |
| Oneness proponents use these passages to prove their theology is correct. | |
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| ==Isaiah 9:6==
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| One of the major proof texts for Oneness theology is Isaiah 9:6 which reads:
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| :''For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us;
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| :''And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.<ref>New American Standard Bible (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 2020), Is 9:6.</ref>
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| This is seen as proof that the Father's name is Jesus.
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| However, it is interesting when one looks at this same passage in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, that is quoted by Jesus and the majority of the New Testament writers:
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| :''Because a child was born to us; a son was given to us whose leadership came upon his shoulder; and his name is called “Messenger of the Great Council,” for I will bring peace upon the rulers and health to him.<ref>Rick Brannan et al., eds., The Lexham English Septuagint (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012), Is 9:6.<ref>
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| What this means is that we can't rely on the exact wording of Isaiah 9:6 for the foundation of any doctrines. The exact wording in the original Hebrew is in doubt.
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| =Scriptures which Oneness followers avoid=
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| =Logical problems with the Oneness position=
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| ==Strawman arguments==
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| =Analysis of Oneness publications=
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| We have provided the following critical analysis of the following Oneness publications:
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| #[[A critical response to Bernard's The Oneness of God]]
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