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The '''Oneness''' doctrine is a [[Trinity|non-Trinitarian]] view of the [[Godhead]] that is a fundamental belief of a number of | The '''Oneness''' doctrine is a [[Trinity|non-Trinitarian]] view of the [[The Godhead]] that is a fundamental belief of a number of Pentecostal denominations (see below). Historically, it has been referred to as modalism. | ||
=Monarchianism= | |||
Monarchianism refers to a movement in the second and third centuries that attempted to safeguard monotheism and the unity (mono-archē = “one source”) of the Godhead. Monarchianism denied any kind of difference in reality of the Son and the Spirit as separate from the Father. | |||
Two forms of monarchianism developed: | |||
:1. Adoptionist, or dynamic monarchianism, which understood Jesus as merely a prophet filled with the Spirit and thus “adopted” by God; and | |||
:2. Modalism (or Sabellianism), which viewed Jesus as one of the modes through which the one God reveals himself to us.<ref>Stanley Grenz, David Guretzki and Cherith Fee Nordling, Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms, 80 (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999).</ref> | |||
=Oneness/Modalist Theology= | =Oneness/Modalist Theology= | ||
They believe in the one [[God]], and the complete and full deity of [[Jesus Christ]]. Oneness Pentecostals reject the doctrine of the [[Trinity]]. Oneness Pentecostals maintain that the Judeo-Christian God is not three separate and distinct Persons, but is exclusively one God without any internal distinctions of persons and site, a belief based in part on a biblical passage found in Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear oh Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord." According to Oneness Pentecostals, God is not a plurality of persons, minds, individuals or a multiplicity of consciousnesses, but does have a plurality of manifestations, roles, titles, attributes, or relationships to man. Oneness statements of faith generally refer to God as "Father in creation, Son in redemption, and Holy Spirit in emanation/regeneration" or that God exists in three "manifestations" throughout history. Oneness Christians maintain that there is no fundamental "threeness" to God, and consider it an injustice to speak of God as a "person". | They believe in the one [[God]], and the complete and full deity of [[Jesus Christ]]. Oneness Pentecostals reject the doctrine of the [[Trinity]]. Oneness Pentecostals maintain that the Judeo-Christian God is not three separate and distinct Persons, but is exclusively one God without any internal distinctions of persons and site, a belief based in part on a biblical passage found in Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear oh Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord." | ||
According to Oneness Pentecostals, God is not a plurality of persons, minds, individuals or a multiplicity of consciousnesses, but does have a plurality of manifestations, roles, titles, attributes, or relationships to man. Oneness statements of faith generally refer to God as "Father in creation, Son in redemption, and Holy Spirit in emanation/regeneration" or that God exists in three "manifestations" throughout history. Oneness Christians maintain that there is no fundamental "threeness" to God, and consider it an injustice to speak of God as a "person". | |||
Oneness Pentecostals are often referred to as "Jesus Only." The label arose early on in reference to their insistence on baptizing only in the name of Jesus, but it tends to be used only by the movement's critics today, and is generally disliked by Oneness Pentecostals. "Oneness", "Apostolic" and "Jesus' Name" are adherents' preferred self-designations.<ref>Dr. David K. Bernard, [http://www.pctii.org/cyberj/cyberj4/bernard.html Unmasking Prejudice], Cyberjournal for Pentecostal-Charismatic Research</ref> | Oneness Pentecostals are often referred to as "Jesus Only." The label arose early on in reference to their insistence on baptizing only in the name of Jesus, but it tends to be used only by the movement's critics today, and is generally disliked by Oneness Pentecostals. "Oneness", "Apostolic" and "Jesus' Name" are adherents' preferred self-designations.<ref>Dr. David K. Bernard, [http://www.pctii.org/cyberj/cyberj4/bernard.html Unmasking Prejudice], Cyberjournal for Pentecostal-Charismatic Research</ref> | ||
==Adoptionist, or dynamic monarchianism== | |||
[[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]] took some of the quotes of William Branham and used them to teach an Adoptionist view of the Godhead. | |||
=Concerns with the Oneness doctrine= | =Concerns with the Oneness doctrine= | ||