What is 'Oneness'?
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Depends on the application.
Is it being applied to God? If so, I would say a belief that God is "whole", meaning without parts. Sort of like the characteristics of God ARE God. He is undivided and inseparable from those characteristics.
A marriage? If so, I would say a sameness of character or living in agreement. (By agreement, I do not mean agreeing on every single thing but agreeing on a fundamental faith/direction.)
With other Believers? Then I would say a consistency of Godly character traits.
A country? Unified. (As the oneness of how all the States unify to make up one country - The United States of America.)
OK...Who's next?
Is it being applied to God? If so, I would say a belief that God is "whole", meaning without parts. Sort of like the characteristics of God ARE God. He is undivided and inseparable from those characteristics.
A marriage? If so, I would say a sameness of character or living in agreement. (By agreement, I do not mean agreeing on every single thing but agreeing on a fundamental faith/direction.)
With other Believers? Then I would say a consistency of Godly character traits.
A country? Unified. (As the oneness of how all the States unify to make up one country - The United States of America.)
OK...Who's next?
The Oneness of God
God is absolutely and indivisibly one (Deuteronomy 6:4; Galatians 3:20). In Jesus dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9). He is the self-revelation of the one God, the incarnation of the full, undivided Godhead (John 20:28; I Timothy 3:16).
God has revealed Himself as Father (in parental relationship to humanity), in the Son (in human flesh), and as the Holy Spirit (in spiritual action). (See Deuteronomy 32:6 and Isaiah 63:16; Luke 1:35 and Galatians 4:4; Genesis 1:2 and Acts 1:8.) The one God existed as Father, Word, and Spirit before His incarnation as Jesus Christ, the Son of God; and while Jesus walked on earth as God Himself incarnate, the Spirit of God continued to be omnipresent. However, the Bible does not teach that there are three distinct centers of consciousness in the Godhead or that Jesus is one of three divine persons.
Jesus is true God and true man as one divine-human person. We can distinguish these two aspects of Christ’s identity, but we cannot separate them. The Incarnation joined the fullness of deity to complete humanity.
Jesus possessed all elements of authentic humanity as originally created by God, without sin. Thus we can speak of Jesus as human in body, soul, spirit, mind, and will. (See Matthew 26:38; Luke 2:40; 22:42; 23:46; Philippians 2:5.) According to the flesh, Jesus was the biological descendant of Adam and Eve, Abraham, David, and Mary. (See Genesis 3:15; Romans 1:3; Galatians 3:16; Hebrews 2:14-17; 5:7-8.) We should not speak of two spirits in Jesus, however, but of one Spirit in which deity and humanity are joined.
Christ’s humanity means that everything we humans can say of ourselves, we can say of Jesus in His earthly life, except for sin. In every way that we relate to God, Jesus related to God, except that He did not need to repent or be born again. Thus, when Jesus prayed, submitted His will to the Father, and spoke about God, He simply acted in accordance with His genuine humanity.
As Jehovah manifested in the flesh, Jesus is the only Savior (Isaiah 45:21-23; Matthew 1:21-23). Thus, Jesus is the only name given for our salvation (Acts 4:12). The Father was revealed to the world in the name of Jesus, the Son was given the name of Jesus at birth, and the Holy Spirit comes to believers in the name of Jesus. (See Matthew 1:21; John 5:43; 14:26; 17:6.) Thus, the apostles correctly fulfilled Christ’s command in Matthew 28:19 to baptize “in the name [singular] of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” by baptizing all converts with the invocation of the name of Jesus.
From http://www.upci.org/about-us/beliefs
The opposite of duality??
Sorry...that's just me trying to be a smarty pants!
Uhm. I'd say, just off the top of my head, that it's where two things come together in absolute peace and harmony...for all intents and purpose one being in mind, heart and thought.
Sorry...that's just me trying to be a smarty pants!
Uhm. I'd say, just off the top of my head, that it's where two things come together in absolute peace and harmony...for all intents and purpose one being in mind, heart and thought.
The "Oneness doctrine believes that God is made manifest in three different persons. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Godhead.
The difference I believe, between oneness adherents and others Pentecostal believers...is that they see God as the same single entity, in various forms. Eg: One God: the Father came to earth in the flesh as the Son. He died on the cross and appeared again as the Holy Spirit. The bible clearly defines the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three separate 'persons' who are one, collectively, just as we who are in Jesus are one but we are not the same people.
Blessings!!!
The difference I believe, between oneness adherents and others Pentecostal believers...is that they see God as the same single entity, in various forms. Eg: One God: the Father came to earth in the flesh as the Son. He died on the cross and appeared again as the Holy Spirit. The bible clearly defines the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three separate 'persons' who are one, collectively, just as we who are in Jesus are one but we are not the same people.
Blessings!!!
God is Spirit... what came out of God's Heart was His Word and that very
Word became a Man. There's your person. God became a Man just like us.
The Holy Ghost is the SPIRIT OF TRUTH which consists of the Spirit of the
Father and the Spirit of the SON (humanity). God had to become flesh in
order to redeem us... that was the plan of God. Jesus could have called for
a legion of angels to rescue him from "His Ememies" but that wasn't the
Plan of God.
So as a MAN he submitted to the Plan Of GOD which qualified Him to be our
redeemer. He overcame as a Man so he could feel our infirmities to help us in
our time of need. Eph. 2:15-16,
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the
law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to
make in himself of twain "one new man", so making
peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one
body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.
In other words, God is the firstborn of this new creation man called the last
Adam. We are in the process of becoming one with the creator just like Jesus
the Man. Jesus was the FIRSTBORN among many brethren.
He was the first one to defeat death but there will be many more @ the end
of this AGE, that will defeat death through the cross of Jesus Christ. We will
receive our New Bodies and enter into the New Creation that God has prepared
for us by the King of Kings. We will be ONE with the Father and the Son @ that
GREAT DAY. We will only do what the Son tells us to do. We will be in complete
submission to the Son.
John said, I don't know how we will be but I know when he comes we will be just
like him. 1st John 3: 2-3,
2 Beloved, "now we are the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall
be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that has this hope in him purifieth himself, even as
he is pure.
In that day, we will be able to say... when you have seen me, you have
seen the Father. Not because we are another God but because we are
in complete submission to the Son and we will do nothing outside of the
plan of God. We will be ONE with the Father and the Son, which will make
up the Kingdom of God. John 17: 21-22,
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and
I in thee, that they may also be one in us: that the world may
believe that thou has sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them;
that they may be one, even as we are one:
When we go about healing the sick and casting out devils in the Tabernacles
Age, the world will know that God is with us and they will submit in great numbers
when they see the glory that will be demonstrated in that day. God will be using
us to do mighty works in the earth.
Jesus said, greater works shall you do!
Logabe
Word became a Man. There's your person. God became a Man just like us.
The Holy Ghost is the SPIRIT OF TRUTH which consists of the Spirit of the
Father and the Spirit of the SON (humanity). God had to become flesh in
order to redeem us... that was the plan of God. Jesus could have called for
a legion of angels to rescue him from "His Ememies" but that wasn't the
Plan of God.
So as a MAN he submitted to the Plan Of GOD which qualified Him to be our
redeemer. He overcame as a Man so he could feel our infirmities to help us in
our time of need. Eph. 2:15-16,
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the
law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to
make in himself of twain "one new man", so making
peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one
body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.
In other words, God is the firstborn of this new creation man called the last
Adam. We are in the process of becoming one with the creator just like Jesus
the Man. Jesus was the FIRSTBORN among many brethren.
He was the first one to defeat death but there will be many more @ the end
of this AGE, that will defeat death through the cross of Jesus Christ. We will
receive our New Bodies and enter into the New Creation that God has prepared
for us by the King of Kings. We will be ONE with the Father and the Son @ that
GREAT DAY. We will only do what the Son tells us to do. We will be in complete
submission to the Son.
John said, I don't know how we will be but I know when he comes we will be just
like him. 1st John 3: 2-3,
2 Beloved, "now we are the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall
be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that has this hope in him purifieth himself, even as
he is pure.
In that day, we will be able to say... when you have seen me, you have
seen the Father. Not because we are another God but because we are
in complete submission to the Son and we will do nothing outside of the
plan of God. We will be ONE with the Father and the Son, which will make
up the Kingdom of God. John 17: 21-22,
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and
I in thee, that they may also be one in us: that the world may
believe that thou has sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them;
that they may be one, even as we are one:
When we go about healing the sick and casting out devils in the Tabernacles
Age, the world will know that God is with us and they will submit in great numbers
when they see the glory that will be demonstrated in that day. God will be using
us to do mighty works in the earth.
Jesus said, greater works shall you do!
Logabe
I am operating from memory but this can easily be verified from the internet I am sure.
A doctrine of oneness is also known as "Jesus Only." This is the doctrine of the United Pentecostal Church and some other Pentecostal churches as well as well as some Apostolic Churches.
They believe that if you believe in the trinity that you are worshiping three gods and therefore you are in heresy. They also baptise in the name of Jesus only. (Not in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
They believe that the name of God is Jesus, The name of the Son is Jesus, The name of the Holy Spirit is Jesus.
All of this sounds like a play on words but it is not to them. They are adamant about it and get upset over it all.
Most also believe that to be saved a person has to speak in tongues.
This belief system originated some time in the 19 teens. If memory serves me correctly in California in a camp meeting overseen by a woman by the name of Maria Woodworth Etter.
Hope that helps.
If you need more info google oneness Pentecostals or Jesus only Pentecostals......
A doctrine of oneness is also known as "Jesus Only." This is the doctrine of the United Pentecostal Church and some other Pentecostal churches as well as well as some Apostolic Churches.
They believe that if you believe in the trinity that you are worshiping three gods and therefore you are in heresy. They also baptise in the name of Jesus only. (Not in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
They believe that the name of God is Jesus, The name of the Son is Jesus, The name of the Holy Spirit is Jesus.
All of this sounds like a play on words but it is not to them. They are adamant about it and get upset over it all.
Most also believe that to be saved a person has to speak in tongues.
This belief system originated some time in the 19 teens. If memory serves me correctly in California in a camp meeting overseen by a woman by the name of Maria Woodworth Etter.
Hope that helps.
If you need more info google oneness Pentecostals or Jesus only Pentecostals......
That was pretty much my understanding of 'Oneness'. I've known and worked with several Pentecostals personally. Thanks for confirming.
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