The other Pentecostals (kinda long)

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Anneliese writes:    
What most Apostolics fail to realize is this:  belief in the events of
the day of Pentecost does NOT necessitate a belief in the Oneness of God,
even  if one embraces baptism in Jesus' name.  Nowhere in the definition
(dictionary or history) of the word "Pentecostal" is there a reference
to belief in Oneness.  The question NO ONE (but God) can answer is this:  If a group preaches
obedience to Acts 2:38, yet does not believe in the Oneness of God,
are they "saved"?
Since it isn't our call, I don't think any of us have the right to
speculate.


I write:
I find nowhere in the Bible that you have to have the doctrine of the 
Godhead figured out and understood to be saved.  If this is so indeed 
few are going to be saved.  We are again copying the trinitarians who 
say that to be saved you have to believe the trinity, some of us just 
reverse it and return it to them by saying to be saved you have to 
believe in the Oneness.  To be saved you have to believe in the Lord 
Jesus Christ.  Receive him as Lord and Saviour.  If somebody has 
obeyed Acts 2:38 that is not sufficient for salvation?  Are you never 
saved, can you never give people hope of salvation?  We keep adding 
to the requirements of salvation until nobody will get saved, even in 
danger of not being saved ourselves.  Doesn't sound like good news to 
me, which is what gospel means.
gdrost@nbnet.nb.ca

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