They have the wrong view of the Trinity, Jesus, and salvation. The apostolic age is the time between the death of the Jesus and the death of the last apostle. I simply seek to spread the Word of God unadulterated, not filtered by denominational interpretation. ( Log Out /  page 6: History of the Trinity. However , when I studied the Bible after leaving UPC , I saw that the answers were there all of the time . Acts 15 shows Paul and Barnabas and the entire elder council of the Christian Church speaking of what it takes for a Gentile to be saved. Questions That Oneness People Can’t Answer. And yet – Scripture simply says they were baptized and added to the church. It traces the origins, development and current state of this movement. Thus, those churches or preachers adhering to its basic doctrines cannot be regarded as authentically Christian. Please write Christian Answers for a free resource list. We can make logical leaps, but I’m of the opinion we must take Scripture at face value. | Theme by SuperbThemes.Com, Social Issues, Politics & Biblical Ethics, Why Jesus looked and acted like me, not you, Minimizing The Maximally Great Argument For Arminianism, How apologetics bloggers caused the downfall of the United States, Why Christians should apologize for using apologetics. But the Oneness Pentecostal church teaches that we are still in the apostolic age. . By way of example of the error of Oneness theology, let us examine vs 37 of the Acts 2:38 narrative to see if it lines up with the entire picture of Biblical salvation. Miraculous. This is a belief that when one receives the Spirit of Christ, i.e. If that is the case, that means that Jesus is both the Father, and the Son. In fact, Paul outlined a very different salvation message to the Gentile believer, the Philippian jailer, and he repeated this same message dozens of times in all of his writings: “And they said, Belief on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:31), Now, I want to use an argument that the Oneness Pentecostals use all the time in this vein of thought, who will often counter the argument opposing Acts 2:38 (Salvation) with this question, “IF Peter was preaching false doctrine in Acts 2 the other 11 Apostles would have called him out because Scripture says, ‘And Peter, standing with the eleven’ (Acts 2:13).”. Cults/Counterfeits — Oneness Pentecostals (Jesus/Father) Daniel 7:13-14 NASB "I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. They teach the idea of a dictator god- Pentecostals believe in salvation initially by faith then it must be maintained by works. When Acts 2:38 says, ‘and ye shall receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost‘, this has been interpreted (eisegetically) by Oneness Pentecostal theologians as speaking in tongues, or as they call it, the Initial evidence if speaking in tongues. Change ), Cessationism – The Signs and Wonders (Apostles and Prophets) have Ceased, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8IcGs2vDFA, Follow DivideTheWord.blog on WordPress.com, Clarifications, Corrections and Apologies. They go to a Oneness Pentecostal Church, have no repentance in their heart, do not know anything about Christ or the Bible. There is more to the Christian life, but the root of ‘how do I get saved’ is found in fully trusting in the finished works of Christ on the Cross. In Oneness thinking, to be baptized "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" is the equivalent of not being baptized at all. They insist on rebaptism when counseling those who have been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Modalism teaches that God operated in different forms or modes at different times—sometimes as the Father, sometimes as the Son, and sometimes as the Holy Spirit. When somebody is born again, they must speak in angelic tongues. Oneness Pentecostals attempt to base their view of the baptismal formula on the fact that baptism in the book of Acts is said to be “in the name of Jesus.” The argument however, can be quickly dismissed. American Christianity teaches people that if they are sprinkled with some water, then they are saved. They problem is that when the apostles did acted ‘in the name of Jesus,’ it was not a formula. So what do they not see in being called Reverend. ( Log Out /  If you would like to discuss this further, come join our Theology Discussion Group, ©2021 Therefore, God Exists 5 – They think that we are still in the apostolic age. Pentecostalism is on the wrong side of the Bible in the Arminian vs. Calvinist debate, a huge issue which impacts our understanding of God, freedom, sin, grace and salvation. talk like me!” Once they do, they are declared to be saved. There is no place at all. We didn’t beg for this gift, we didn’t have to exert and stress and beg and scream and cry for it, we received it by faith! … 2. But Christ stepped in and paid our fine when he was murdered. Likewise, in Acts 16:31, Scripture said that Paul and Silas both answered the Jailer on how to be saved, “And they said…” They were in agreement – and that wasn’t to repeat Acts 2:38. Freely we have been given this Grace. As miraculous as this event was, Scripture does not portray it to be a repeatable event, and this highlights the error of the Acts 2:38 Salvation doctrine of the Oneness Pentecostal church. This outlines both the falsity of the Oneness Pentecostal theology surrounding the Acts 2:38 narrative, but more important than any of that, illuminates the wonderful miracle of Grace – that it was given to us freely, because of the obedience and love of Jesus Christ and that the real Gift of the Holy Ghost is His presence with us, working for us and granting us the Fruits of His Spirit, which is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, and Self-Control – against such God has no law! Oneness Pentecostals affirm the deity of Christ. They believe that if you are saved, you must speak in gibberish tongues. Who poured out his wrath upon Jesus? I’m not attacking anything, I’m focused on correctly dividing God’s Word. Let’s take Scripture at face value. It derives its distinctive name from its teaching on the Godhead, which is popularly referred to as the "Oneness doctrine," a form of Modalistic Monarchianism. Oneness Pentecostals have made mistakes that have unnecessarily distanced ourselves from the people we are trying to reach. That the fruits of the spirit are the evidence of that Gift, and finally, that the … This thesis presents the history of Oneness Pentecostalism in the Philippines for the first time. If the elder council of Acts 15 said to speak in tongues, we could run with it. They claim they are the only ones in the truth. It affirms the deity of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. But – is this what that Scripture really means? Oneness Pentecostals also cannot believe that any non-Oneness Christian is really saved, because they haven't been baptized "correctly." Act 2:1  And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. ( Log Out /  Like a style show. Looking at this scripture and theology of the Oneness Pentecostal religion under the microscope of Scripture we find a virus or an infection in the teaching. In the case of Acts 2:37 you have a band of Jews that just witnessed a miraculous event and then heard the preaching of Peter that condemned them for taking part in rejecting the Messiah. His wrath abides upon us, he must give us just condemnation for our sins. This teaching of the Jesus Only / Oneness Pentecostals has been around for centuries, in one form or another, as modalism. Yes, people do speak in tongues (which are probably foreign human languages) in the book of Acts. Imagine today a town of 100,000 having THOUSANDS converted to the Faith in one evening? Good job Ralph! Any group or church that claims to be Christian yet deviates at any … It is tongues. Scripture also tells us that the ‘gift’ of God is free, and it is salvation. The Tongues that were spoken by each recipient was an immediately translated known language. Is this true? This doctrine states that there is As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Oneness Pentecostalism, as a type of modalism, is a right-wing denial of the Trinity. ( Log Out /  CHRISTIAN ANSWERS. Great job on writing this out! But despite that, they are surrounded by members of the congregation and told “talk like me! They teach people that they saved when in fact, they are not. Moreover, unlike Mormonism and similar sects, Oneness Pentecostals make no appeal whatsoever to extrabiblical literature or modern leaders for authoritative … If Paul taught the Church of Ephesus “For you are saved, by Grace, (which is received when you speak in tongues)…” we could take that message and run with it. 3 – They condemn anybody who does not speak in angelic tongues. P.O. The main problem is the Oneness Pentecostal doctrine implicitly denies this absolutely fundamental truth. CULTIC ORIGINS & INFLUENCES - The Word of Faith Movement owes much of its teachings to E.W. To claim that the ‘Gift of the Holy Ghost‘ is a repetition of the Acts 2 Upper Room experience doesn’t line up with the Word. There are many doctrines of Scripture that can be debated, questioned, given the ‘we will never understand that’ brush off, but Salvation is a critical aspect of Christianity and getting this right is paramount to our experiences with God. In confused. Oneness adherents maintain that this proves Jesus and the Father are one person. This is how the early church sprang out of an obscure village in the middle east on the backs of 11 peasants. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? I honestly thought I was alone in my own thought process of how I felt about Pentecostals in general. False doctrine (and legalism) was being rooted out of the Christian Church from the very beginning. In this video, Parr explores some of these erroneous beliefs and provides a scriptural basis for how to defend a Trinitarian position. 2. Yet, something has to be wrong with the Apostle Paul in Acts 16 if that was the message for the Gentile Church because he did not repeat the same answer to the Gentiles. Act 2:3  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. While this doctrine can be explained in multiple ways, both favorably and unfavorably, I have determined it to be incorrectly dividing the Word and placing upon people a yoke that Scripture did not demand and more importantly, the divergent doctrinal error cascades to many more doctrinal errors. Deuteronomy 6:4 was also quoted. The oneness doctrine teaches (among other heretical teachings) that one is saved by baptism, and that God damns believers (who love and trust in Christ) to Hell, over a mere technicality. But they never, even once, indicate that everybody must do this. Thank you for writing this brother. After being convicted that they had done something wrong, they asked, paraphrased, What are we going to do about this?? But this raises the question, whose wrath was satisfied on the cross? It is just a traditional doctrine. The mark of salvation in Oneness Pentecostalism is not bringing forth good fruit (Galatians 5:22-23), it is not repentance (Mark 1:15), and it is not throwing yourself on the mercy of God (Acts 16:31). Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. First and foremost, we see this evidenced immediately following Peter’s preaching. In fact, Scripture makes it clear that the gift of the spirit is the eternal promise (Ephesians 1:13) seal we receive upon believing in Christ. What: A multifaceted movement that denies the doctrine of the Trinity and requires repentance, baptism by water, and baptism by the Holy Spirit as essential requirements for salvation. I just now read it to my wife, a former oneness pentecostal. Thank you for your articles. The apostolic age, in addition to all of these signs and wonders, entails that there are apostles. page 8: Why Not Oneness. The only argument to support the Oneness Theology on this topic is to say, ‘it’s changed’. Why Bishop Jakes and Oneness Pentecostals Are WRONG About the Trinity! We are left to say that nobody’s wrath was poured out, because the Father was the one who was dying. There are at least two fundamental reasons why oneness Pentecostals can accept the content of the creed. First the clearest teaching on baptism we have is Matthew 28:19 where Jesus explicitly tells us to baptize “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Yet Martin brought out that the Greek in this passage reads: … we are in union. In fact, Scripture makes it clear that the gift of the spirit is the eternal promise (Ephesians 1:13) seal we receive upon believing in Christ. It translates we are.) Grace is a gift, not a paycheck. This means that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, rather than being three distinct persons, are just manifestations of one person, in the same way that a man can be a father, a son, and an employee. If you think you are still in the apostolic age, you must also believe in the words of the Pope. It has never been preceded with a rushing mighty wind, never was it accompanied with cloven tongues visible to all around, and most importantly, NEVER was it a known language that was immediately recognized by someone surround the event. For this reason, many Christians have difficulty seeing anything wrong with the Oneness position. However, Oneness theology denies the Trinity. Is there an afterlife? The apostolic age is the time between the death of … There is absolutely no place in Scripture that says that everybody who has the Holy Spirit will speak in tongues. Don’t forget, Peter did NOT say that the gift of the Holy Ghost was ‘speaking in tongues’. Salvation has been a topic for eons – both in the Christian religion and other spirituality based religions. (Ephesians 2:8) Ephesians 4:7 tells us that each of us is given a measure of grace according to the Gift of Christ. page 1: Evaluation of Oneness. There is no talk of repentance or being born again. Here, Peter answers with the hallmark platform of the Oneness Pentecostal Church; “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Act 2:2  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. Although some trinitarian Pentecostals are comfortable using the "Jesus' name" formula, Oneness Pentecostals would never baptize using the trinitarian model. This was something that appeared to all of them, not an apparition only visible to a single person. In addition to other things, Oneness Pentecostals believe that one must receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues, to be saved. If 120 were in the upper room speaking in tongues, with cloven tongues of fire sitting upon them, with reverberating rushing mighty winds seen and heard by all – imagine the attraction that 3,000 people repeating that event would create? Oneness Pentecostal theologian David Bernard writes, “Jesus Christ is all the fullness of the Godhead incarnate (John 20:28; Colossians 2:9).” However, he denies that there are three persons within the Godhead. James 1:7 tells us that the Gift is given by God and comes down from Him, who never changes. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I’m bookmarking this for future use. page 2: Thoughts from the Director. It entails that people can speak authoritatively, in inerrancy and inspiration, and write Scripture. It is doubtful that any heretic, including those about whom John specifically warned, has ever admitted to denying the Son. Now – it is evident that Peter gave a pretty Salvific response to the Jews, dwelling in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, speaking on forgiveness of sins, receiving the Gift of the Spirit, being baptized, etc. God made provisions just for the early church, and when the last apostle (John) died, the apostolic age ended. Oneness Pentecostalism rejects the orthodox view of the Trinity and teaches a heretical doctrine that Jesus is the ONLY member of the Godhead. Oneness Pentecostal theology affirms that there exists only one God in all the universe. Oneness Pentecostalism does the exact same thing. This is why Oneness Pentecostals are so adamant that baptism be administered in the name of ‘Jesus only.’ This interpretation assumes that there can be only one correct baptismal formula, which would not appear to be provable from the texts themselves. Kenyon who was heavily influenced by Mind Science and New Thought Christianity (what became known as Unity School) in the early 1900's. Oneness Pentecostals, like anyone else, could be saved depending completely on their personal relationship with God. Or, something is wrong with the Oneness Pentecostal interpretation. Thus the Jehovah’s Witnesses define “Son” as “direct … If this were a formula, we would see consistency. When one speaks in tongues, then we can say that they are born again. Topic: Oneness Pentecostals. Video: Galatians 2:1-14 Preserving the Gospel for you! If they do not do that, then they are not really born again and do not really have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. I should also note that not all who claim to be Oneness Pentecostals believe all of these things. Why Oneness Pentecostals have Salvation Wrong (Acts 2:38) and you should avoid it. For modern Oneness Pentecostals, they believe they have revealed, re-discovered, dug up and reformed the ancient ‘truth’ of Scripture, how one makes it to Heaven, pleases God, obeys the Scripture, is justified, and finds true Holiness, something that was supposedly closed off from mankind for centuries due to paganism, false doctrine and the likes of the Roman Catholic church. Act 2:4  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. That the fruits of the spirit are the evidence of that Gift, and finally, that the promise and hope of Glory (Colossians 1:27) is the result of that gift. Act 2:40  And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Oneness Pentecostalism teaches what is known as modalism. The Spirit was preceded by Cloven Tongues like as of Fire. That is, if they are not baptized with the right spoken formula they are doomed to an eternity in Hell. That is why so many Catholics also consider themselves Apostolic. Gave me a weird feeling. I attend upci church and I have learned never to go eat out with them as in a restaurant. These have been described by scholars as scintillations, lambent flashes of fire that appeared throughout the room, splitting licks of fire that sat upon each person. Pentecostalism wrongly sacrifices sound interpretation and application of biblical doctrine in favor of spiritual experiences. Societies and people across the pages of history have asked the question, and attempted to answer, the age-old question, “What is there after death? Also all the pastors use the title Reverend. What is wrong with the oneness view of God? Oneness Pentecostalism is a nontrinitarian movement within the Protestant Christian family of churches known as Pentecostalism. The conclusion is that the ‘Gift of the Spirit’ is not the supposed initial evidence of speaking in tongues. If so, how do I enter it?”. That is why they often champion themselves Apostolic Pentecostal, or something similar. the Gift of the Holy Ghost, they will, as seen in the Upper Room, speak in other tongues as the Spirit gives them utterance. I want to compare this to Acts 16:30 which says, “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”. Indeed, they have made the claim that if one does not speak in tongues, they have not received Christ, they are not saved, and heaven will not be there home until they do. This is why Oneness Pentecostals are often labeled "Jesus only." Instead, heretics of all kinds have simply redefined the meaning of the term “Son” (and along with it the meaning of “Father”). Many of my followers are aware that I have come from a Oneness Pentecostal background, and I often make harsh comparisons, in saying that they are similar to the Mormon church or the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Among the erroneous beliefs which Oneness Pentecostals hold, there are four that are especially weak and open to effective refutation: (1) their belief that tongues is the necessary sign of salvation; (2) their denial of the pre-existence of Christ; (3) their belief that Jesus was Himself the Father; and (4) their belief that baptism “in Jesus’ name” is necessary for salvation. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. To express that it changed is to then dismantle the entire theology. “Hear, O Israel, The Lord Our God Is One.” Deuteronomy 6:4 In an attempt to establish the oneness view of God, Oneness Pentecostals will often appeal to passages that prove that there is one God. The three signs of the Pentecostal experience are these: Equipped with this view of the miraculous event of the Day of Pentecost, we must then approach the modern day sign of ‘tongues’, through the lens of the Oneness Pentecostal movement that calls it the ‘initial evidence‘, and ask the question, “Does it actually match the Biblical model they claim to be following?”. So what does he do with us? The Sinners’ Prayer teaches people that if they recite this prayer once in their life, then they are saved. Despite that, the Bible teaches that it pleased the Lord to crush Jesus (Isaiah 53:10), and that Jesus entrusted his Spirit to the Father (Luke 23:46). It is based upon a misunderstanding of Matthew 28:19 and Acts 2:38. Get link; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Other Apps; March 30, 2021 Post a Comment Read more United Pentecostals Leading Many People To Hell Part 2 . I too have confusion. Evangelicals instantly recognize the left-wing error, subordinationism, as heretical, and consider it a sub-Christian idea of God which cannot be sufficient for salvation. Having been in this religion for 15 years and being connected with hundreds and thousands of Oneness Pentecostals, I can tell you that no one, ever, received the ‘gift’ evidenced in the fashion of the upper room experience. Perhaps my greatest complaint against American Christianity is how we popishly declare that people are saved. The Spirit was preceded by the Rushing Mighty Wind. ~ 1 Peter 4:10. Garfield T. Haywood, a pioneer of first generation oneness thought, admitted a triadic manifestation of God in the world as creator, redeemer, and sustainer. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Phone (512) 218-8022 . First, oneness Pentecostal doctrine does not completely reject a triadic aspect of the Godhead. Also at their Conferences I’ve seen it all. [14] "And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. This is miraculous! They have the wrong view of the Trinity, Jesus and salvation. It can be credited to Oneness Pentecostal theology that they teach that before you can be saved, you must be born again by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit. It was a time in which Jesus promised that the Father would answer all of their prayers for the growth of the church (John 14:13-14), people would instantaneously learn other human languages so that non-believers would be convinced (1 Corinthians 14:22), people would be able to handle snakes and drink poison (Mark 16:17-18), and perform many miraculous signs. This seems to me to be more peer pressure than the work of the Holy Spirit. I’m not bitter, or vengeful, nor attacking any one ‘faith’. If the Acts 2 experience at Pentecost was a repeatable event, to the degree that it was tied to an individual believers salvation experience, then we would be wise to follow it exactly as exampled in Scripture. In the case of the Philippian jailer of Acts 16, who just witnessed an equally miraculous event, the question was specifically asked, “What must I do to be saved?”, which was not the case in Acts 2:37. Get link; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Other Apps; March 30, 2021 One sad reality of many UPC congregations , is that many people who leave , … But passages like Matthew 3:16-17, where two or all three Persons of the Godhead are present, contradict … It is commonly accepted by theologians and scholars that vs 41 indicates 3,000 people became new converts, Christians in the aftermath of Peter’s message. This work will attempt to supply that information, and do so in a manner that In this video we will explore some of these erroneous beliefs and provide a scriptural basis for how to defend a Trinitarian position. Oneness Pentecostalism rejects the orthodox view of the Trinity and teaches a heretical doctrine that Jesus is the ONLY member of the Godhead. The Greek word here for ‘. I was exactly where many Oneness Pentecostals are today , convinced that my understanding of the Bible regarding the Oneness Doctrines was correct and the Trinitarians was wrong . In the remainder of this … Act 2:6  Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. Recently, a young man and his wife contacted me on the YouTube channel asking what my thoughts were on the Acts 2:38 message taught by Oneness Pentecostals, known as their Salvation doctrine (soteriology). Of course I went into this thoroughly in my subsection Oneness Pentecostal Heresy but I think it would be profitable to briefly lay out 5 problems with Oneness Pentecostal doctrines. They think that we are still in the apostolic age. Societies and people across the pages of history have asked the question, and attempted to answer, the age-old question, “What is there after death? All of the wrath of God that we deserve went out upon him. 2 – They teach people that they are saved when they are not. Austin, TX 78714. Their soteriology is wrapped up in the signs and wonders gift of speaking in another language. A Refutation of Baptizmal Regeneration as taught by Oneness Pentecostalism. In fact, 1 Peter 4:10 tells us that every man who has this gift is responsible for sharing and ministering the grace and freeness of God’s love to one another – being stewards of this gift. The problem with this is that they do not realize what the apostolic age entails. Scripture never indicates that the gift is the event or outcome of speaking in tongues. In fact, twice in the book of Acts, people are filled with the Spirit without speaking in tongues (4:13,8:17). Major errors of Pentecostalism. Oneness Pentecostalism rejects the orthodox view of the Trinity and teaches a heretical doctrine that Jesus is the ONLY member of the Godhead. This is precisely what happens to many people. Also, Paul indicates that while he wishes everybody could speak in tongues, they cannot, and he would prefer that they prophecy (1 Corinthians 14:4-5). First and foremost, Scripture makes it abundantly clear that our justification is by the obedience of one man (Romans 5:19), not of our own, and that it is faith in Christ alone that produces the Grace that saves us (Ephesians 2:8).

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