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Originally Posted by missourimary

OP has nothing to do with whether baptism is in response to or essential for salvation. There are a variety of OP groups, and a variety of views on this.




Holiness standards are not an OP thing. They are inherent in several Holiness Pentecostal circles, but have nothing to do with whether a person is oneness or not.

I'm not as familiar with various views on the other issues you raise. I had considered myself OP because I believed in baptism in Jesus' name, not because I refused to fellowship Trinitarians. And to my knowledge most Pentecostals-whether Oneness or Trinity-believe in speaking in tongues, but I'm not sure if all consider tongues essential for salvation.

Well I guess our definitions of OP vary. I also see OP as more broad than Oneness churches. Jentezen Franklin came from an OP background, and it was more along the lines of rigid rules. You are correct what you said about Pentecostals and tongues. As far as baptism, my point was that TD may use the formula (word has it he uses the mt 28:19 language and adds "which is Jesus") but he is certainly not dogmatic about it as OP's are.