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THE ONENESS OF GOD
Theologically, the Oneness of God is the term we Pentecostals use to refer to God as one and indivisible. It is a term that implies strict monotheism, since to speak of the oneness of God is to speak of monotheism.
Oneness theology differentiates between other teachings that state that God is one, but at the same time believe that God is composed of two persons (binitarianism) and even three divine persons who form one God (trinity).
The doctrine of oneness does not refer to God as a plurality of persons.
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Nor does the oneness of God conceive of the coexistence of any other god or divine person. The oneness of God declares that God has manifested Himself in different ways or ways to mankind but is one and indivisible.
Some confuse Unitarianism with the doctrine of the oneness of God, but Unitarianism conceives of Jesus Christ as a demigod or a creature who was created, thus denying that Jesus is that one God of whom the scriptures tell us, who manifested Himself in the flesh as the Son being the only way through which He could save humanity.
The oneness of God explains the manifestation of God in the flesh, Jesus being the manifestation of God to the human being, this we know as the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh.
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“And indisputably, great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh,
Justified in the Spirit,
Seen of the angels,
Preached to the Gentiles,
Believed in the world,
Received up in glory.”
1 Timothy 3:16
THE DOCTRINE OF THE ONENESS OF GOD IS EXPLAINED IN BIBLICAL TERMS
- The mystery of God’s will. (Ephesians 1:3-14)
- God was the one who came into the world. (John 1:9-10)
- A mystery that had been hidden for a long time. (Ephesians 3:8-12; Colossians 1:28)
- God Himself coming to His own to save His people. (Isaiah 35:3-4; Matthew 11:2-6)
- The manifestation of the glory of the God of the Old Testament, the glory of Jehovah. (Isaiah 40:5; Revelation 1:7)
- God was in (within) Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:19)
- God partook of flesh and blood because the sons partook of the same. (Hebrews 2:14)
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ONENESS PENTECOSTALISM (ONENESS OF GOD)
Oneness Pentecostalism is a term used to differentiate those of us who believe in the doctrine of the oneness of God, for there are other Pentecostal organizations that have rejected Oneness theology and continue to believe in the doctrine of the trinity.
Oneness Pentecostalism or Pentecostalism of the name of Jesus, is characterized or differentiated from the rest of the branches of modern Pentecostalism, because we believe (based on the word of God) that God in His essence is Spirit, and that this Spirit was manifested in the flesh, in a man who is Jesus Christ, also called the Son of God.
Jesus Christ is an extension of God’s existence, that is, He is God existing as a man. Jesus Christ is one hundred percent man, but in his deity he is God who in the beginning moved on the face of the waters. This is the doctrine of the oneness of God or also called Oneness Pentecostalism.
Also, Oneness Pentecostalism is characterized by the fact that we baptize in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins according to Acts 2:38 which says: “… Repent, and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins…” To read more about baptism you can go to the section on Water Baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ.
