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|This article is a short comparison of some key factors of Trinitarian, Oneness, and Biblical Christianity: | |This article is a short comparison of some key factors of Trinitarian, Oneness, and Biblical Christianity: <ref name="Oneness"> Any reference to "Trinitarian" and "Oneness" is not intended to target any particular denomination, but is used in this article to identify a set of beliefs that marks the historic origins of these doctrines. A more accurate definition may be "Tertullian vs. Sabellian Godhead". </ref> | ||
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| | |Sabellius, who was a member of the church of Rome under Bishop Zephyrinus (199-217 AD) and Bishop Callixtus I (217-222 AD), was the first Christian to promote Modalism (a form of oneness doctrine). Callixtus I excommunicated Sabellius as a heretic as a result of this doctrine. | ||
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|How can Jesus be his own Father? If Jesus is the Father, how was he begotten? Does this doctrine deny that Jesus is the Son of God? Consider the scripture ''"Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father"'' (I John 2:23 [[NASB]]). | |How can Jesus be his own Father? If Jesus is the same person as the Father, how was he begotten? Does this doctrine deny that Jesus is the Son of God? Consider the scripture ''"Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father"'' (I John 2:23 [[NASB]]). | ||
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|Jesus (The Father is the same person as the Son) | |Jesus (The Father is the same person as the Son, but in a different form) | ||
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|Jesus (the Holy Spirit is the same person as the Son) | |Jesus (the Holy Spirit is the same person as the Son, but in a different form) | ||
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