A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism
chief of the UPCI, has examined their criteria in light of
Scripture and has shown that on this basis the Oneness
Pentecostals are more truly Evangelical than the mainstream
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Oneness Pentecostals should resist the efforts of
those who label them a cult. (See appendixes C and D.)
First, it is a prejudicial label designed to thwart a sincere
examination of Scripture. Second, as the Evangelical
Dictionary of Theology notes, it plays into the hands of
secularists who would curtail religious freedom for everyone.
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At the same time, Oneness Pentecostals should be
cognizant of their unique theological identity. They should
resist “evangelicalization” but should affirm that in the
light of Scripture they are indeed the most evangelical
believers in the truest sense of the word. As the motto of
the UPCI proclaims, they believe in proclaiming “the
whole gospel to the whole world.”
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