What did the oneness pentecostal pioneers believe?

[Hope Preacher]

When I was a young preacher I had a difficult time telling another believer that they were lost if they didn't complete "the plan." I saw Godly men and women who trusted the Lord with all their life and lived separated lives, but who didn't understand everything just the way I did.

I finally quit listening to what everyone else was saying, on both sides of the issue, and went to God and the word. For weeks I went to the Word on my knees daily asking God to give me understanding of what it took to be saved.

The result of that time of consecration was that I received the understanding and assurance that the Word of God was clear; By grace are ye saved through faith. I became a one stepper. I finally had to resign from my denomination. That was in 1981.

I have come to the place now that I respect those who don't understand grace the way that I do. I would that all men everywhere believed as I, but I know that is not a practical expectation. Therefore, I grant grace to others even when that grace is not returned.