How Many Is God?

By Rev. William H. Carey

A contrast between the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of the Oneness of the Godhead. This work uses scriptural, historical and linguistic evidence to demonstrate that the Bible teaches an undivided Godhead: One divine Spirit who took on flesh for the purpose of our redemption.

• Language: English
• Publisher: William Carey
• Release date: Mar 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798985849158

Rev. William H. Carey

Rev. William H. Carey is a retired Apostolic minister. He was cofounder of the National Gay Pentecostal Alliance (NGPA), later known as Apostolic Restoration Mission (ARM). He has worked in ministry in the LGBTQ community around the United States, and has published numerous books and tracts on topics including Church Administration, doctrine and the nature of the Godhead, published in English, and some also in   Russian, Spanish, French and Hebrew. Rev. Carey began studying Greek at the age of 11, and Hebrew at the age of 19. He taught beginning classes in both languages for many years. He attended Apostolic Pentecostal Bible School and Wide World of Truth Ministries Bible School (both formerly in Schenectady, NY), and wrote most of the ministerial training curriculum for the Apostolic Institute of ministry, the educational division of ARM. This same curriculum has been used by other denominations as well. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he attended high school in Galway, NY, and college in Schenectady and Albany, NY. He currently resides in Ferndale, Michigan with his husband,   Larry. Other books by this author include: New Testament – A new modern English translation of the Westcott-Hort Greek text How Many is God? – A short explanation of the difference between the Trinitarian doctrine and the teaching of Oneness. Derailed – The true story of how one man’s ego and pride destroyed a mighty move of God. Repairing the Apostolic Church – replacing the traditional Protestant model of church administration with the original Apostolic model. The Basics of New Testament Teaching: An Apostolic Guide to Doctrine Inside – A novel (fantasy/fiction)

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PROLOGUE

"What do you believe, then?"

This is the question I am most often asked when I mention that I don’t believe in the Trinity. One Christian minister, a dedicated man of God, even declared that I could not be a fundamentalist Christian if I did not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity.

So what do I believe? Do I deny the deity of Jesus Christ? Never! Do I disbelieve the existence of the Father or the Holy Ghost? Not at all! Then what exactly is my teaching? It is called Oneness. Throughout Christian history, it has been called many other names by well-meaning people who didn’t understand it. Names such as Sabellianism (after Bishop Sabellius, an early Oneness believer), Modalism, and "Jesus Only" have been assigned to the doctrine of the Oneness of God. Much has been written against this teaching, and yet, upon reading these anti-Oneness writings, it is clear that the authors did not understand the doctrine, and were basing their works on what they thought Oneness was.

I once heard a minister decry the Oneness doctrine from his pulpit, telling his flock to beware those Oneness people, who won’t let Jesus have a Daddy. Does Oneness teach that Jesus had no Father? No, it doesn’t.

I have often been asked to explain what I believe. A surprising number of people, upon hearing what Oneness teaches, have responded by saying, "But that’s what I believe!" My