Did William Branham Teach Oneness?: Difference between revisions

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Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is the Christ.  Jesus is Lord, and Jesus is God.  The basis for those statements can all be found in scripture.  Saying that Holy Spirit is a title and that Christ is the Name is not scriptural.  And saying that "Abba" is impersonal is like telling a child that she must call her father by his given name.  William Branham's doctrine of the Godhead sacrifices the relationship that God has with man.
Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is the Christ.  Jesus is Lord, and Jesus is God.  The basis for those statements can all be found in scripture.  Saying that Holy Spirit is a title and that Christ is the Name is not scriptural.  And saying that "Abba" is impersonal is like telling a child that she must call her father by his given name.  William Branham's doctrine of the Godhead sacrifices the relationship that God has with man.


= Unitarianism verses Oneness =
= Unitarianism versus Oneness =
There are many who confuse the terms unitarian and Oneness. This is because both essentially believe that God can only exist as a single "unit," or monad.  He cannot be divided into separate parts, or a plurality of "persons" and still exist as a whole deity.  Although unitarians and Oneness are similar in the belief that there is not a plurality of persons in the Godhead, unitarians believe that Jesus was only a moral authority whereas the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ is essential to Oneness doctrine.
There are many who confuse the terms unitarian and Oneness. This is because both essentially believe that God can only exist as a single "unit," or monad.  He cannot be divided into separate parts, or a plurality of "persons" and still exist as a whole deity.  Although unitarians and Oneness are similar in the belief that there is not a plurality of persons in the Godhead, unitarians believe that Jesus was only a moral authority whereas the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ is essential to Oneness doctrine.