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Originally Posted by Sam
Baptism in Jesus' name?
I think we all believe in that.
We all believe that Jesus authorized His disciples to baptize in Matthew 28:19 so when we baptize we do so by His delegated authority or "in His name." Some believe the way to baptize in His name/authority is to repeat the words that He spoke to those who would be doing the baptism in His name/authority. What words did He speak in Matthew 28:19? Some of us may just see this differently than others.
Oneness of God?
Yes, we believe in His oneness. We also believe in His threeness. We do not believe the Bible contradicts itself so we try to reconcile His threeness and His oneness and we come up with differing theories and explanations and arrive at different conclusions. Then we think we have to argue that our own personal understanding is the only right one.
I can't speak for the motives of everyone here but I think we all love the Lord and have a desire to serve Him. We just honestly do not see eye to eye on some of these issues from an intellectual standpoint. |
I dont doubt that people love the Lord and dont understand his doctrine. Yet I dont think thats Gods fault. If one starts with the foundation that God is one and Jesus is God he will come to Oneness. There is truth in scripture thats meant to be believed.
I started a thread a while back Is the Light Going Out Of Oneness? I really think it is. Here is a so called Oneness forum where many people reject basic Oneness principles. I never thought I would see more Oneness turning to other faiths than vice versa.
When I first got the revelation it seemed many people were getting it. Most everyone I shared with accepted it. Even the first few years on the net it was that way. The last 5 or 6 years something has changed. Oneness people are now falling for Arianism and also Trinitarianism.
There is a real spirit of bitterness against Oneness doctrine from within its own ranks. Its so unreal.
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