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The teaching that God is one was paramount in Old Testament theology, since the introduction of the New Testament the concept of one God continued and was expanded by and through Jesus in Second Temple Monotheism. With this in mind, the Bible does not teach the concept of the Trinitarian doctrine. The Apostles, including the New Testament Church, were pure monotheistic and oneness believers knowing and understanding that God is one and not one substance and three persons. Therefore, this book has addressed a variety of issues and provided a body of literature and authority supporting the position that God is numerically one and that the Trinitarian doctrine is a human construct and product that is unscriptural and unbiblical, which evolved over the centuries being fueled by man made creeds and ideologies. It is not surprising then that even Trinitarians struggle to define the Trinitarian doctrine suggesting it is a mystical revelation, when in fact, others have argued that it is incomprehensible.
This scholarly and theological work by Mr. Kulwant Singh Boora will prove to be a rich resource for all those who study the Word of God, whether theologians, educators, pastors or laymen. The research is fresh, extensive and unparalleled in the apostolic movement. Mr. Boora takes a unique approach by exploring Matthew 28:19 from three perspectives, as the title suggests: Triadic, Jewish and Trinitarian. He cites a broad collection of views from among the world's most credible scholars, who address the history and meaning of perhaps the most important verse in the Bible pertaining to the foundation of Christian doctrine. The conclusive evidence for the baptism in "Jesus Name" is explicit. Every preacher should read this book. Every Christian should take note of the forceful significance of this one verse, Matthew 28:19.
This book focuses on Christological-Monotheism, an underexplored area which combines two disciplines of theological appraisal often addressed as separate subjects. Christological-Monotheism is underexplored in the literature, and even more underexplored are interpretations of Christological-Monotheism from the perspectives of Christian voices within the “Oneness Pentecostal” faith tradition. Oneness Pentecostalism offers opposing perspectives to what is considered ‘fixed orthodoxy’ within the Christian faith traditions: i.e., its views differ on doctrines relating to the nature of God and Christ from accepted norms. This project seeks to include various Oneness Pentecostal interpretations to commonly held perspectives, and explore what such might look like when juxtapose with Christian orthodoxy. Moreover, it rereads perspectives about the relationship between God and Christ offered by both traditions in the contexts of earlier contributors to Christian history, all the way to the Second Temple Jewish periods, and includes similar patterns exposed by various groups/scholars along this trajectory.
The patristic period saw the shift towards baptism in the trinitarian form, being a later liturgical development, the original form being in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38). It is granted that documentary evidence has been preserved quite remarkably from the patristic period to at least the fifth century that shows and demonstrates the recognition of baptism in the name of Jesus by the Roman Catholic Church. To such an extent that even the Roman Catholic Church has noted the validity of baptism in the name of Jesus in a recent call for ecumenical dialogue. Roman Catholic scholars and theologians alike are in agreement with the baptismal formula of the name of Jesus and make no pretense ...
Attested to by some of the worlds leading scholars, historians and theologians, Britain received Christianity as early as the second or third century that was brought over into Britain not longer after the events of the Day of Pentecost, which is noted in the New Testament. Such Christianity and theology, of course, had its roots in Jewish monotheism, which later in the New Testament centered on a very high christology that assigned unique divine qualities to Jesus that were inherently reserved for the God of Israel as expounded in the God in Christ or Jesus is God New Testament narratives. The British then are counted in the body of believers of adhering to a theology of the oneness view of...
British Christianity is embedded with a deep sense history that once discovered, will start to reveal an apostolic linage traceable to the Book of Acts. With the rise of British Christianity in various parts of ancient Britain, it played a fundamental, yet pivotal role in maintaining and shaping the baptismal practice of single immersion in the name of Christ alone. At least from the time of Tertullian of Carthage as testified by the Church Historian, Eusebius of Caesarea to the acclaimed British born and first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine who oversaw and officiated the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D, the entrance of Christianity into Britain was seen to resist Roman and Papal authority...
The concept and belief that God is one was an essential feature of Old Testament theology. In reviewing a number of passages the primary focus of this book to a large extent has been on Deuteronomy 6:4 (the Shema). Understanding what this meant in ancient Israel provides the clues to a deeper understanding in this present era. A number of materials, studies, documents and references have provided a body of knowledge that will grealy aide and assist any believer to better define, clarify and defend the long held belief, custom and practice that God is one. Other essential factors in this book discuss and to some extent contrast and compare the concept of monotheism and oneness to better explain conceptually how these build the structure and framework that supports the position that God is numerically one.
Genesis 1:26 has been a passage of scripture taken from the Old Testament by trinitarians to promote a trinitarian view, but is this truly an accurate position and interpretation? Yet the world of biblical and theological scholarship, which includes trinitarian scholars, seems to take an alternative view that Genesis 1:26 cannot stand for the proposition or interpretation that it promotes a trinitarian view, concept or theology. It seems highly problematic to import into Genesis 1:26 a post-New Testament doctrine, such as the doctrine of the trinity, that took several hundred years to develop, which did not exist at the time of the author of Genesis. And then seek to re-interpret and re-char...
The evangelization of the United States of America had started by early British and European settlers and immigrants with the apostolic doctrine of baptism in the name of Jesus (Acts 2:38) and the preaching of the apostolic oneness of God as found in the New Testament narratives. To the indifferent treatment of Jews in early American history to the laws enacted in the state of Maryland that made it an offense to deny the trinity that could result in punishment or even death resulted as one study points out in the indictment of a Jew for blasphemy to similar laws in another state, which also held it to be a criminal offence to deny the trinity. This would have been seen as an obstacle to over...
The topic of Christian baptism has been the subject of debate for centuries and one that in all probability will continue. There are individuals that hold that Matthew 28:19 are the words of Jesus and therefore require baptism in that particular form, thereby adhering to a literal reading of the text. Yet, when this is contrasted with the practice outlined in Acts of the Apostles, a different view emerges in light of Acts 2:38 and number of other passages in the Book of Acts. The difficulty lies in how Matthew 28:19 is to be treated and interpreted. This then raises some fundamental and important questions, such as, is the problem that Matthew 28:19 is wrongly seen and viewed as a reference ...