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Bro Branham explicitly rejected both Oneness and Trinitarian labels, stating he was neither a "Jesus Only" nor a Trinitarian, as the word "trinity" is not in the Bible and he did not believe in three individual Gods. Evidence: [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶124–¶125]
He taught there is one God manifesting in three offices or dispensations: Father (Pillar of Fire), Son (flesh as Jesus), and Holy Ghost (in the Church), rejecting three gods as pagan while affirming one God. Evidence: [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶122–¶126, ¶153–¶161]; [THE WATER BAPTISM — 61-0120: ¶110–¶113]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 59-0628E: ¶195–¶197]; [HEBREWS, CHAPTER ONE — 57-0821: ¶119]; [THE EXPECTATIONS — 58-0508: ¶20]
On baptism, he explained Matthew 28:19's "Name" (singular) of Father, Son, Holy Ghost as titles revealing the one Name "Lord Jesus Christ," matching Acts 2:38, and criticized both Trinitarian (titles only) and extreme Oneness (Jesus only) practices as erroneous extremes, advocating the full "Lord Jesus Christ." Evidence: [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶157–¶161, ¶202–¶225, ¶238–¶244]; [THE WATER BAPTISM — 61-0120: ¶75–¶78, ¶169–¶184]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 59-0628E: ¶140–¶143]
This "one God in three offices" view, with Jesus as God manifest in flesh (Immanuel), positions him as anti-Trinitarian in rejecting three persons/gods but distinct from strict Oneness by affirming Jesus had a Father (God) and was not His own Father. Evidence: [THE SPOKEN WORD IS THE ORIGINAL SEED 1 — 62-0318: ¶398–¶400]; [THE MESSAGE OF GRACE — 61-0827: ¶35–¶37]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HEBREWS PART I — 57-0925: ¶145–¶149]
"Now, some people have said, “Brother Branham, you are a Jesus Only.” I want to say that that is an error. I am not a Jesus Only." [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶124]
"Somebody says, “Brother Branham, are you a Trinitarian?” No, sir. I am not a Trinitarian. I’m a Christian... And I do not believe that there is three individual Gods. I believe there is one God in three offices: Father, Son, Holy Ghost." [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶125–¶126]
"It’s not three Gods; it’s three offices of one God. God the Father in a Pillar of Fire, God the Son made manifest in flesh to take away sin, and God the Holy Ghost in us now, here." [THE WATER BAPTISM — 61-0120: ¶110–¶113]
"Father, Son, Holy Ghost, “Lord Jesus Christ.” Why, it’s just as perfect as it can be." [THE GODHEAD EXPLAINED — 61-0425B: ¶209–¶218]
For full context and to verify wording, read the full sermon and cited paragraphs in The Table: The Table (plain link: https://table.branham.org/)
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