Oneness theology teaches that there is only one person in the Godhead and his name is Jesus. Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit. Regarding His incarnation, oneness people say that Jesus was in heaven at the same time that He was on earth. Unfortunately, the...
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Oneness Pentecostal
What is Oneness Pentecostal theology?
Oneness Pentecostal theology affirms that there exists only one God in all the universe. It affirms the deity of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. However, Oneness theology denies the Trinity. The Trinity is the doctrine that there is one God who manifests Himself as three...
Is speaking in tongues a necessary sign of salvation?
Speaking in tongues is not a necessary sign of salvation. The Oneness Pentecostal people teach that speaking in tongues is a necessary manifestation of the Holy Spirit and without it, a person is not truly saved.[fn]This paper is not dealing with the issue of whether...
What is the real gospel message?
The real gospel message is that salvation is by grace through faith (Rom. 6:23) - not faith and something you do like baptism or faith and speaking in tongues or faith and going to a Oneness church, etc. True salvation is freedom from the requirement of keeping any...
What does Oneness Pentecostal teach?
Oneness Pentecostal people are many and varied. The two main groups that hold to Oneness theology are the United Pentecostal Church International (the largest) and the United Apostolic Church. There are others like the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ and the...
Oneness and is baptism necessary for salvation?
Oneness Pentecostal theology states that baptism is necessary for salvation. It asserts that without it a person cannot be saved. Is baptism necessary for salvation? No. It is not. The Oneness theologians are in error. Nevertheless, disagreeing with them does...
Jesus’ resurrection and ascension
One of the problems with oneness theology deals with the resurrection of Jesus. Oneness Pentecostal theology states that Jesus had two natures while he was walking the earth. That is, he was both God and man. This is correct theology insofar as it states that within...
To whom did Jesus pray?
Oneness theology states that the Father was in the Son and that the person of Jesus was also the person of the Father. Of course, when we see instances in the Bible where Jesus prays to the Father, we naturally wonder how this can be if they are the same person. ...
Must baptism be “in Jesus’ name”?
Oneness Pentecostal theology maintains that baptism must be by immersion using the formula "in Jesus name" and not the formula "in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit" as is found in Matt. 28:19. They reject the Trinitarian formula because they...
God was seen in the Old Testament. Who was it?
Oneness Pentecostal theology teaches that God exists as one person who revealed Himself in three modes or forms. In the Old Testament, God revealed himself as the Father. When Jesus was on earth, the revelation was as the Son. Now, God is in the mode of the Holy...