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-|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>
+|This article is a short comparison of some key factors of Trinitarian, Oneness, and Biblical Christianity:
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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.
+|Unitarianism (modalism) began with the teachings of Sabellius, who was a member of the church of Rome under Bishop Zephyrinus (199-217 AD) and Bishop Callixtus I (217-222 AD.  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 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]]).
+|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]]).
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-|Jesus (The Father is the same person as the Son, but in a different form)
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-|Jehovah God.  The fullness of the Godhead without form.  Learn more about [[Jehovah|Jehovah (I Am)]] and [[Elohim|Elohim (God).)]]
+|Elohim, the fullness of the Godhead without form or constraint.  Learn more about [[Elohim|Elohim (God).]]
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-|Jesus Christ.  The fullness of the Godhead bodily, born of a virgin, anointed for a purpose.  [[Son of God|(Learn more about the Son of God)]]'''
+|Jesus Christ, the fullness of the Godhead bodily, born of a virgin and anointed for a purpose.  (See also, [[Son of God|Son of God.]])
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-|Jesus (the Holy Spirit is the same person as the Son, but in a different form)
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-|+ <div style="border-bottom:1px #B87333 solid; text-align:center; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">Who is Melchizedek</div>
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-|God in the form of a man. As Melchizedek was neither born nor begotten, he was not the Son of God.  However, just like the Angel of the Lord is God in the form of an Angel, Melchizedek is God in the form of a man - only without the attribute of our redeemer as he is not in the lineage of Adam.  [[Melchizedek|(Learn more about Melchizedek.)]]
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+[[Jehovah]], the visible or audible expression of the Father.  Other expressions of this same God include the "[[Angel|Angel of the Lord]]", "[[Melchizedek]]", and "the [[Word]]" - all of these are prophetic expressions of God, but are not themselves the Son of God as these expressions could not die for our sins.
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