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Old 07-04-2008, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by staythecourse View Post
I would back away from Oneness Pentacostalism quickly, Mary. They have a different God which is no God at all.

This is a version of modalism which threatened the church back in the 300's. The church fathers defended the church against Sabellianism/modalism heresies that were poisoning in the church

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, light from light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father [and the Son],
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Oneness Pentecostals may be sweet people, but so are Mormons and JW in many cases. Beware. They are heretics.
They are are also sneaky people. They do not let you in on their unorthodox views at first. They pretend to be in agreement so as to gain a foothold in your fellowship. Once they earn your trust, they seek to leaven the lump a little at a time.