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The '''Oneness''' doctrine is a non-[[Trinity|Trinitarian]] view of the [[The Godhead]] that is a fundamental belief of a minority of Pentecostal denominations and most churches that follow William Branham. However, those message churches that follow the teachings of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]] have espoused a view of the Godhead that is a mixture of several heretical teachings that originated well over 1,000 year ago, namely [[Nestorianism]], [[Arianism]], and [[Dynamic Monarchianism|Adoptionism]]. Historically, the Oneness view has been referred to as Sabellianism, Patripassianism, Modalism or modalistic monarchianism. | The '''Oneness''' doctrine is a non-[[Trinity|Trinitarian]] view of the [[The Godhead]] that is a fundamental belief of a minority of Pentecostal denominations and most churches that follow William Branham. However, those message churches that follow the teachings of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]] have espoused a view of the Godhead that is a mixture of several heretical teachings that originated well over 1,000 year ago, namely [[Nestorianism]], [[Arianism]], and [[Dynamic Monarchianism|Adoptionism]]. Historically, the Oneness view has been referred to as Sabellianism, Patripassianism, Modalism or modalistic monarchianism. | ||
=An important question to consider= | |||
In Ephesians 1:17, Paul refers to "the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory."<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Eph 1:17.</ref> | |||
'''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 and Modalism= | =William Branham and Modalism= | ||
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 | 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". | ||
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 modalism and would therefore be considered adherents to Oneness theology. | ||