What does Oneness
Pentecostal teach?
By
Matt Slick
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 Bible Way Churches of Our Lord
Jesus Christ as well as a host of independent Oneness churches scattered
throughout the United States.
The following points
of doctrine are generally held to by the Oneness Pentecostal groups.
Within
Orthodoxy
1. There is only one God
in all existence.
2. The Bible is God's
inerrant word.
3. Jesus was born of a
virgin.
4. Jesus had two
natures.
5. Justification by
faith.
6. Baptism must be by
immersion.
7. The elements of
communion are bread and wine and are only for believers.
8. Foot-washing (John 13:4-5) is a divine
institution to be practiced by church members.
9. Abstain from joining
secret societies (James 5:12; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18).
10. There will be a
future rapture of the Church where the Christians will be transformed (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-54; Philippians 3:20-21).
Outside
of Orthodoxy
1.
Denies
the doctrine of the Trinity.
2.
Denies
justification by faith alone by stating that baptism is also required for
salvation.
3.
Jesus
is God the Father.
4.
Jesus
is the Holy Spirit.
5.
The
name of God is "Jesus."
6.
Baptism
is necessary for salvation.
7.
Denies
pre-existence of the Word as the Son. Teaches that the He existed as the
Father.
8.
Being
born again means repentance, baptism, and speaking in tongues.
9.
Baptism
must be administered by an ordained Oneness minister to be valid.
10.
Baptism
must be administered with the phrase, "In
the name of Jesus" instead of the phrase, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit," (Matthew 28:19).
11.
Speaking
in tongues is a necessary requirement to demonstrate that a person has been
baptized in the Holy Spirit and is, therefore, saved. It is claimed to be
the initial sign of the infilling of the Holy Ghost.
12.
Restitution
of all things though the devil and the angels will not be restored.
13.
Women
may be pastors.
14.
Only
Oneness people will go to heaven.
Note: Many Oneness
people deny that women can be pastors, but the UPCI (United Pentecostal Church
International) does not. Also, there are many Trinitarian churches that
practice women ordination and eldership.
Matt Slick is
the President and Founder of the Christian Apologetics and Research
Ministry.
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