Right Doctrine Matters: No One Is Saved Who Denies The Trinity

Hebrews 13:9, “Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.” 1st John 4:1, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” 2nd John 1:9, “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.”

Someone sent me a fiery sermon today, by an unfamiliar preacher to me named William M. Branham (1909-1965). I learned that he was a wacky Pentecostal preacher. Sadly, Pastor Branham was murdered by a drunk driver in a head-on car collision in Texas at age 56. You'd think after a century of drunk drivers murdering millions of Americans, that our lawmakers would do a much better job of cleaning up this mess! Yet drunk drivers keep killing people. Booze is not public enemy number one, our incompetent court system is!

I was saddened to learn that William Branham denied the great Bible doctrine of the Godhead (aka, Trinity). Oneness Pentecostals believe that there is one God who manifests Himself in three persons, but these manifestations DON'T PHYSICALLY EXIST. In other words, Oneness Pentecostals believe that when they die and get to Heaven, they won't see Jesus and God the Father as two separate persons. They think they'll only see God, one person. What saith the Scripture? Colossians 3:1, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” This Bible passage plainly teaches that Jesus physically sits on a throne to the right of the Father's throne. When a believer dies and goes to Heaven, we will see Jesus the Son and we will also see God the Father.

Here is the false teaching of Pastor Branham:

Ever since then people have failed to realize that there is just one God with three offices or manifestations. They know there is one God according to Scripture, but they try to make it the fantastic theory that God is like a bunch of grapes; three persons with the same Divinity shared equally by all. But it plainly says here in Revelation that Jesus is That Which Is, That Which. Was, and ‘That Which Is to Come.. He is the Alpha and Omega, which means that He is the’ A: to “Z’ ‘Or The All Of It, He is Everything, The Almighty.” He is the Rose of Sharon, the Lily of the valley, the Bright and Morning Star, the Righteous Branch, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. He is God, Almighty God. ONE GOD.

1 Tim. 3: 16 says, And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles; believed on in the world, received up into Glory. This is what the Bible says. It doesn’t say a thing about a first or second or third person here. It says God was manifest in flesh. One God. The ONE GOD was manifested in flesh. That ought to settle it. God came in a human form. That didn’t make Him ANOTHER GOD. HE WAS GOD, THE SAME GOD. It was a revelation then, and it is a revelation now, One God. [emphasis added]

SOURCE: Is There A Trinity?, Pastor William M. Branham; THE VOICE

Kindly said, William Branham is an unsaved false prophet! Anyone who denies the Godhead is not a child of God. Someone once asked Dr. Bob Jones Sr (1883-1968) if a person can be saved who denies the Virgin Birth of Christ. Dr. Bob wisely replied that a saved person WILL believe in the Virgin Birth of Christ. Amen! I fully agree. Now, when I got saved at age 13, I didn't understand theology. I didn't know that Jesus was almighty God. I didn't learn that great Bible truth until I was 18 years old, when I gratefully attended Bible college. But when I heard that wonderful doctrine of the deity of Jesus, the indwelling Holy Spirit bared witness with my spirit that it was THE TRUTH, and I gladly received that doctrine as truth.

Dear reader, please DON'T trust the theology of any man who is wrong on the fundamental doctrines of the Word of God. For example: Pastor John MacArthur denies that Jesus' liquid blood is sprinkled on the heavenly Mercy Seat. What saith the Scripture? Jesus by His own blood entered into the Holy Place in Heaven on our behalf (Hebrews 9:12, 22-24; 12:24). John MacArthur errantly teaches that to be saved you must pay the price, exchanging all that you are for all that Christ is. What saith the Scripture? Eternal life is the free gift of God (Romans 5:15-18, 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9). John MacArthur errantly teaches that children cannot be saved. What saith the Scripture? Children can be saved (2nd Timothy 3:15).

And likewise, William Branham denies the Bible doctrine of the Godhead (Romans 1:20; Acts 17:29; Colossians 2:9; Matthew 28:19-20 - all references only to King James Bible). There is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4), but He exists in three separate person of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Colossians 2:2 calls this a “mystery.” The necessity of the literal blood sacrifice of Jesus, Jesus' virgin birth, Godhead (Trinity), deity of Jesus, Christ's vicarious death on the cross, Jesus' sinless life and His bodily resurrected are all fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith. A believer will not deny these truths once taught them.

If a professed believer denies that Jesus is God, I will teach them what the Bible says. If they still reject Christ's deity, then I know that they are not really saved. The Apostle Paul warned in 2nd Corinthians 11:3-4 about “ANOTHER JESUS.” Mormons have another Jesus, denying His deity. Jehovah's Witnesses have another Jesus, denying His deity. Roman Catholics have another gospel, adding the Seven Sacraments to faith. These false religions all have another spirit, which is not the Holy Spirit of God. It is a demonic spirit of deception.

No one who openly denies these great Bible doctrines (e.g., Godhead, deity of Christ, sinlessness of Jesus, His bodily resurrected and salvation by faith alone) after being taught these truths from the Word of God, can be considered a genuine born-again believer. Personally, I seriously doubt the salvation of anyone (like Renee Roland on YouTube) who openly denies the reality of a burning Hell for unbelievers. She denies Hell. If there is no Hell, as Seventh-Day Adventists foolishly teach, then why do we need a Savior? Something is wrong theologically and spiritually with anyone who denies what the Holy Bible plainly teaches! Hell is a literal place burning with fire and brimstone, where all unbelievers spend eternity suffering in torment, pain and regret, punished by God for their sins (Revelation 14:11; 20:15; 21:8). Someone is not saved who is corrupt on the DOCTRINE OF CHRIST.

I cannot warn everyone enough to avoid Pastor William Branham. He was a wacky Charismatic, who practiced the demonic rituals of Faith Healing, Speaking in Tongues, and taught the Satanic Calvinist heresy that believers must “persevere” in holiness to get to Heaven. Branham had such a powerful cult control over his gullible followers, that they literally thought he would rise from the dead to return to them...

In the confusion immediately following Branham's death, expectations that he would rise from the dead developed among his followers. Most believed he would have to return to fulfill a vision he had regarding future tent meetings. Weaver attributed the belief in Branham's imminent resurrection to Pearry Green, though Green denied it. Even Branham's son Billy Paul seemed to expect his father's resurrection and indicated as much in messages sent to Branham's followers, in which he communicated his expectation for Easter 1966. The expectation of his resurrection remained strong into the 1970s, in part based on Branham's prediction that the rapture could occur by 1977. After 1977, some of his followers abandoned his teachings.

SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Branham#Death

Dear reader, that is insanity! Hebrews 13:9, “Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.” People are so gullible. It reminds me of a popular Country music song by Aaron Tippin that I used to hear, which said: “You've Got To Stand For Something, Or You'll Fall For Anything.” Please don't fall for fake churches, counterfeit Bibles, misunderstood repentance, phony preachers and false religion friends!!! SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES!!! (John 5:39).

Here is a tremendous Bible study by Dr. Max Younce...