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'''The majority of message church believe the Oneness doctrine.''' | '''The majority of message church believe the Oneness doctrine.''' | ||
The '''Oneness''' doctrine is a non-[[Trinity|Trinitarian]] view of the [[The Godhead]]. It is the 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 a view of the Godhead that | The '''Oneness''' doctrine is a non-[[Trinity|Trinitarian]] heretical view of the [[The Godhead]] that was rejected by the church in the third century AD. It is the fundamental belief of a small minority of Pentecostal denominations and most churches that follow William Branham. However, those message churches that follow the teachings of '''[[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]]''' and '''[[The Jackson Camp|Junior Jackson]]''' have a view of the Godhead that appears to be a mixture of several heretical teachings that originated well over 1,000 year ago, namely [[Nestorianism]], [[Arianism]], and [[Dynamic Monarchianism|Adoptionism]]. Prior to the 20th century, the Christian church referred to the Oneness doctrine as Sabellianism, Patripassianism, Modalism or modalistic monarchianism. | ||
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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 | 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 (also referred to as Sabellianism or Patripassianism): | ||
:''And now we find out that Jesus said, also, “I came in My Father’s Name, and you received Me not.” Then, '''the Name of the Father must be Jesus'''. That’s right. The Name of the Father is Jesus, ’cause Jesus said so. “I carry My Father’s Name. I come in My Father’s Name, and you received Me not.” Then, His Name was Jesus.<ref>William Branham, 65-0220 - God's Chosen Place Of Worship, para. 44</ref> | |||
At other times, he sounded 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 a Oneness view of the Godhead 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. | ||