And the word that you hear is not mine but the Fathers who sent me. God is dependent on nothing. The Father in Heaven is one nature, and the Son on earth is another nature. The following points should focus on the particular problems: A) The Oneness position cannot explain logically or Biblically the clear references to the pre-existence and Creatorship of the Son such as Colossians 1, Hebrews 1 and John 1. . Pay attention to my reasoning, because this is important. It affirms the deity of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Sometimes the agent standing for the principal is treated as if he were the principal himself, though this is not literally so. Why does Jesus say numerous times he is going to the Father if he is the Father? [2] [3] It is most commonly associated with Oneness Christology and the movement of Oneness Pentecostalism; however, some Trinitarians also baptise in Jesus' name and interpret it as on the authority of Jesus' name which most of mainstream Christendom justifies as referencing the existence of a Trinitarian Christian deity through the Great The Primary Problem with Theology - Redeeming God As we read through the New Testament, we will encounter what boggled on Why Calvinists And Catholics Share The Nicene Faith, on Why Charismatics Should Cut Glossolalia (Tongues) Out of Their Theology, on Why Christians Should Empty Themselves of Kenotic Christology, 5 Things Christians Can Do About Abortion. This means that when God says in Isaiah 43:10 There is no other Godthere never has been, and there never will be, God the Trinity is talking. Jesus is just part of God. Oneness Pentecostalism - Apologetics This charge I have received from my Father.. The primary problem with theology is that it asks questions. These "forms" are not three distinct persons, but one person who occupied consecutive modes. But despite that, they are surrounded by members of the congregation and told talk like me! They go to a Oneness Pentecostal Church, have no repentance in their heart, do not know anything about Christ or the Bible. The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Oneness Pentecostalism: Heresy, Not Hairsplitting Although there are over 760 NT passages that make a clear distinction between God and Jesus, we will focus on the most compelling verses covering Jesus and the Father being separate witnesses, the explicit distinction between the person of God and Jesus, common distinctions in the New Testament, and verses that show a visual distinction. 42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. . What is the proper name of God? When I ask who Jesus was praying to in the garden (Luke 22:42), they say it was human nature praying to the divine nature. Oneness has a problem concerning the person of Jesus being the eternal God. Can Muslims provide a list of Jesus sayings that are true and false? Thus he appeals to the distinct natures within Jesus. The infinite cannot be finite and remain infinite. Automated page speed optimizations for fast site performance, The problems with Oneness doctrine (Modalism), One Mediator - The essential humanity of the one mediator Jesus Christ, Biblical Agency - A Key Biblical Concept Pertaining to Christ, Jesus Is The Model - Understanding how Jesus is the model for us, I am Statements - Understanding how Jesus identifies himself in the Gospels, Understanding Logos - The true meaning of the Word in the prologue of John, One God One Lord - For us there is one God, the Father, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, Understanding the true meaning of the Logos in the Prologue of John, Who do you say that I am?
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