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Mark 14:36 refutes Oneness Pentecostal modalism by demonstrating distinct wills between Father and Son.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 31) 00:57:14 – 00:59:49

Question 12 from Our Fish about witnessing to a husband raised in Oneness Pentecostalism regarding the Trinity.

Mike recommends setting aside secondary issues (tongues, falling out) and focusing on the person of Christ. He offers Mark 14:36 as a pointed anti-modalist text: Jesus prays Abba Father... not what I will but what you will — establishing (1) a you (Father) and a me (Son), two distinct persons, and (2) a difference in will/desire, which is impossible under modalism. The two pillars of Trinitarian doctrine: (1) Jesus is God; (2) Father, Son, and Spirit are distinct persons. Practical pastoral advice: do not match his anger; know when to be quiet for the sake of the marriage; continue praying for him.

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