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By Ken Silva

 
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. [1]
 
Dr. T.D. Jakes Does Not Believe In God
In this piece I offer more information about Ed Young, Jr. having Oneness Pentecostal and Word Faith mogul Dr. T.D. Jakes at his Creative Church Conference 2007 (C3 2007) in February. Leaving aside other heresies in this pillar of Satan's Ecumenical Church of Deceit  the central issue with T.D. Jakes is his patent denial of the cardinal (non-negotiable) doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Here is a succinct definition of this essential doctrine of the Christian Church:
 
Within the nature of the one true and living God there are three co-equal and co-eternal Persons (cognizant egos) existing simultaneously; The whole undivided essence of God belongs equally to each of the three Persons; God the Father; God the Son – Who is Christ Jesus of Nazareth – and God the Holy Spirit. And these three Persons are that one God. [2]
 
Here again is how the Belief Statement from The Potter's House where T.D. Jakes is pastor currently reflects his Oneness Pentecostal view of God:
 
God--There is one God, creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in three manifestations: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. [3]
 
The above is unquestionably the language of Oneness Pentecostalism which is virtually identical to that expressed by anyone involved in the various offshoots of this non-Christian cult.
 
Grasping The Oneness Pentecostal View Of God
Oneness Pentecostalism (aka Jesus Only) resurfaced around 1913 just after the Azusa Street Pentecostal revival. It is itself another revival of what has been called Sabellianism (after Sabellius excommunicated 220 AD) and Modalistic (modes; ways) Monarchianism (one king). I can tell you assuredly that Jakes believes there is one God. We do as well. However, he believes God is a single (cognizant ego) person who showed (manifested) himself, and/or acted in three different ways (modes or dimensions).
 
Jakes would teach that in the Old Testament God shows himself as Father through creation, then as Jesus Christ the Son in redemption, and now he is acting as Holy Spirit in regeneration. As such: one God, one individual and solitary person, performing or manifesting himself in three different modes or ways of operation. I have long known Jakes was a modalist/Oneness Pentecostal but had never dreamed that any mainstream evangelical church–let alone SBC–would ever bring him in. I do pray this helps you notice even more that Satan simply re-uses old heresies.
 
He waits until the Church is soft in an area and then reintroduces it at that vulnerable time. If this foolish C3 2007 conference put on by Ed Young, Jr. was simply a big secular Amway-type "bigger is better" pep rally of "success=more money" then Jakes would certainly be welcome. Without a doubt T.D. Jakes is quite a charismatic figure, a powerful speaker and a very successful business man.
 
However, this C3 2007 is allegedly a "Christian" church function with two high profile members of the SBC and it is being held in an SBC church. I already showed that Jakes believes in a god who is a solitary person that has three different titles and who simply has only acted in three different ways. The SBC however believes in the God of the Bible Who is three Persons; Who are not each other, but are in fact the one God. Therefore Jakes actually believes in another god altogether; a different god. This is what people are missing here.
 
So, if Jakes–who flatly denies the Trinity defined above–is to be included with Christians because he supposedly "loves" Jesus; then why not invite the Mormons in too? After all, the LDS Church is a hugely successful conglomerate made up of ostensibly "nice" people who also believe in a trinity and they love their "Jesus" too? Or how about the Jehovah's Witnesses? The average Jehovah's Witness does far more for their "Jesus" whom they also love than those of us who really do know Him. And they also believe in a god who is one person. Let's consider the world religion of Islam, they also believe in a god who is one person and they revere their "Jesus" as a prophet who is almost equal to Muhammad.
 
The Door Of No Spiritual Return
Opening the door to Oneness Pentecostals as genuine Christians (though some might know Christ but are ill-informed) is to then have to open the door to all those other groups as well. But right now it looks as if that's where we're headed with T.D. Jakes and Oneness Pentecostals. My opinion is that president of the SBC Dr. Frank Page won't make a stand and from all the letters I sent out I have gotten zero feedback–let alone offers to step in–from any major names in the evangelical world.
 
How very sad, the alleged Church "militant" is so tepid and timid will not even defend the Holy Trinity. So a flaming heretic like Dr. T.D. Jakes will now come right into this SBC meeting as he did last year at C3 2006 and from there other "evangelical" church groups will be even more emboldened to follow suit. Jakes will go from someone who was once on the fringe of the Church to front and center stage. But know this: Opening this door to Jakes will also be opening the door for mainstream acceptance for a whole host of other Word Faith and Emergent Church spiritual "knuckleheads."
 
Unfortunately I must say there are quite perilous times ahead. However, we take heart that there won't be any of their blood on our hands if we keep faithfully sounding the alarm. And may God have mercy on us all…
 
 
 
 

[1] Exodus 20:2-3, KJV.

[2] http://www.apprising.org/archives/2005/09/keeping_you_app_3.html, 01/12/07.

[3] http://www.apprising.org/archives/2007/01/keeping_you_app_8.html, 01/12/07.