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 ==Denial of the Deity of Christ==
-Lee Vayle denied the deity of Jesus Christ and, as far as we can determine, preached a mashup of Nestorianism, Arianism and Adoptionism.  It's difficult to tell exactly what Lee Vayle taught on this issue because his teaching was convoluted and complicated.  However, this should come as no surprise because the teachings of William Branham on the subject are also confused and convoluted.
+Lee Vayle denied the deity of Jesus Christ and preached what we would view as a mashup of Nestorianism, Arianism and Adoptionism.  Lee Vayle's teaching on the Godhead is convoluted and complicated, primarily as he is trying to teach all of what William Branham taught on the subject.  Given that William Branham's view of the Godhead was muddy and confused, it is not surprising that any attempt to make sense of all he taught would produce something that is unclear and messy.
-'''[[Arianism]]''' was a heresy first taught by Arius (ca. AD 250–336) in Alexandria, Egypt.   Arius  asserted that the Son of God was a subordinate entity to God the Father.  Similar doctrine is also taught by Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons.
+Here is a brief description of the primary heresies that make up Lee Vayle's teaching on the Godhead:
-[[Nestorianism]] is the heretical doctrine that Jesus existed as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God, rather than as a unified person.
+:'''[[Arianism]]''' was a heresy first taught by Arius (ca. AD 250–336) in Alexandria, Egypt.   Arius  asserted that the Son of God was a subordinate entity to God the Father.  Similar doctrine is also taught by Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons.
-Adoptionism is a heresy that Jesus Christ, as to his human nature, was the Son of God only by adoption or by name.  The doctrine of Adoptionism is closely allied in spirit to the Nestorian heresy; but it concerns not so much the constitution of Christ’s person, as simply the relation of his humanity to the Fatherhood of God.<ref>Philip Schaff, “Adoptionists,” ed. William Smith and Henry Wace, A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines (London: John Murray, 1877–1887), 45.</ref>
+:[[Nestorianism]] is the heretical doctrine that Jesus existed as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God, rather than as a unified person.
-What we do know is that Lee Vayle and his followers deny the deity of Jesus Christ, believe that Jesus Christ was a man who was simply possessed by God.  As a result, they also deny the incarnation.
+:Adoptionism is a heresy that Jesus Christ, as to his human nature, was the Son of God only by adoption or by name.  The doctrine of Adoptionism is closely allied in spirit to the Nestorian heresy; but it concerns not so much the constitution of Christ’s person, as simply the relation of his humanity to the Fatherhood of God.<ref>Philip Schaff, “Adoptionists,” ed. William Smith and Henry Wace, A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines (London: John Murray, 1877–1887), 45.</ref>
+What we do know is that Lee Vayle and his followers deny the deity of Jesus Christ and believe that Jesus Christ was a man who was simply possessed by God from his baptism until just prior to the crucifixion.  As a result, they also deny the incarnation.
 Here are a few quotes by Lee Vayle that clearly demonstrate the heretical nature of his teaching: