# Oneness Pentecostalism

> Claims that come up in conversation about Oneness Pentecostalism, with a short answer and the texts to open.

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### Three persons means three gods, so one God must be one person.

What you will hear.

God is one what, one being, and three whos: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Three persons who share one being are not three gods. Deuteronomy 6:4 and Matthew 28:19 stand together. Tertullian already answered the charge of two gods and three gods.

Texts: [Deuteronomy 6:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/6/4), [Matthew 28:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/28/19), [Against Praxeas](https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0317.htm)

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### Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ is how a person obeys the gospel.

What you will hear.

The UPCI says obeying the gospel is repentance, water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, and Spirit baptism with tongues. Matthew 28:19 names the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38 names Jesus Christ.

Texts: [Our Beliefs](https://upci.org/our-beliefs/), [Matthew 28:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/28/19), [Acts 2:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/2/38)

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### Oneness Pentecostals teach one God revealed as Father, through the Son, and as the Holy Spirit.

What you will hear.

The United Pentecostal Church International says there is one God revealed as Father, through his Son, and as the Holy Spirit by emanation, and that Jesus is God manifested in flesh. That is not the Trinity’s three persons.

Texts: [Our Beliefs](https://upci.org/our-beliefs/), [Matthew 28:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/28/19), [John 1:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/john/1/1)

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