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 '''If Jesus and the Father are one and the same, who is the God of Jesus that Paul is referring to?'''
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-William Branham was incredibly confused in his understanding of God.  He tried to hold himself out as believing something that was between Oneness and the Trinity.  At times, he sounded like a modalist and at other times, like a Nestorian or Adoptionist.  As a result, some of his followers, in particular the followers of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]], believe that Jesus was not God but a person with a dual nature (Nestorianism).  This doctrine is referred to in a derogatory manner by some message followers as the doctrine of the "Twinity".
+On close examination, William Branham was incredibly confused in his understanding of God.  He tried to hold himself out as believing something that was between Oneness and the Trinity.  At times, he sounded like a Oneness preacher and at other times, like a Nestorian, a teacher of Arianism or an Adoptionist.  As a result, some of his followers, in particular the followers of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]], believe that Jesus was not God but a created being (Arianism) with a dual nature (Nestorianism).  This doctrine is referred to in a derogatory manner by some message followers as the doctrine of the "Twinity".
-Notwithstanding his statements to the contrary, the majority of the followers of William Branham believe that he fundamentally taught modalism and would therefore be considered adherents to Oneness theology.
+Notwithstanding his statements to the contrary, the majority of the followers of William Branham believe that he fundamentally taught a Oneness view of the Godhead and would, therefore, be considered adherents to Oneness theology.
 William Branham often said statements such as, “God is not one like your finger” (Sermon: Lord, Show us the Father, Sept 7, 1953).  This appears to be directed at doctrines he was hearing among the people at the time, even though this is not the current doctrine of Oneness Pentecostals, such as the United Pentecostal Church.  Websites such as FatherJesus.com are evidence of this extreme Oneness view that Jesus is God the Father.  In contrast, William Branham taught that there is a threefold being to God, but God is not three individuals nor so singular that the Son of God is God the Father.