In a not so clear statement, Brother T. D. Jakes said he believes in the Trinitarian doctrine of One God Three Persons. In Session 4 of the Elephant Room II Brother T. D. Jakes was asked about his doctrine just after Mark Driscoll was asked about how he handled the controversy surrounding his new book Real Marriage. When asked about his views of modalism Brother Jakes responded;
“One God – Three Persons. I am not crazy about the word persons though. You describe “manifestations” as modalist, but I describe it as Pauline. For God was manifest in the flesh. Paul is not a modalist, but he doesn’t think it’s robbery to say manifest in the flesh. Maybe it’s semantics, but Paul says this. Now, when we start talking about that sort of thing, I think it’s important to realize there are distinctives between the work of the Father and the work of the Son. I’m with you. I have been with you. There are many people within and outside denominations labeled Oneness that would be okay with this. We are taught in society that when we disagree with someone in a movement, we leave. But I still have associations with people in Onenness movements. We need to humble both sides and say, “We are trying to describe a God we love.” Why should I fall out and hate and throw names at you when it’s through a glass darkly? None of our books on the Godhead will be on sale in heaven.”
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