A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

A History of Christian Doctrine
At this point, it is important to note that the Oneness
pioneers we have cited did not proclaim dogmatically that
all who had not experienced Acts 2:38 would go to the
lake of fire. Like Parham, Seymour, and Durham, most felt
that there still could be a type of salvation outside the
New Testament church, similar to that of Old Testament
saints, particularly for people who walked in all the “light”
they had received. We have already seen examples of this
thinking in the quotation from Farrow and in the song
“Baptized in the Body” by Haywood.
Thus Ewart could say, “Pastor Durham passed on to
glory at a comparatively early age,” even though he died
without being baptized in Jesus’ name. Ewart even called
A. G. Garr “a great man of God” while also remarking that
he “flatly rejected” the Oneness message. 147
G. T. Haywood made a distinction between being
begotten and being born, similar to one Parham had made
earlier. Christians who had faith but who were not born
again according to Acts 2:38 could still be considered as
“‘begotten’ by the Word” even though they had not yet
been “born of the Spirit.” In language reminiscent of the
Apostolic Faith (Azusa Street), he discussed the question
of whether all such people were lost: 148
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The one question that is so often asked is, “Are all
those people who thought they were born of the
Spirit, and were not, lost?” No, not by any means.
They shall be given eternal life in the resurrection if
they walked in all the light that was given them while
they lived.
Andrew Urshan likewise made a distinction between