All in the Name - How the Bible Led Me to Faith in the Trinity and the Catholic Church

by Mark McNeil

Mark McNeil spent years in the Oneness Pentecostal praying in its lively services, zealously spreading its unconventional teachings, and rejecting mainstream Christianity as misguided. He even graduated from a Oneness Pentecostal Bible college with big plans to become a minister and leader within the movement. Then he left it all behind. In All in the Name, Mark tells his story first of trading his conventional Baptist upbringing for the emotional buzz and fiery preaching of Oneness Pentecostal worship, and for the thrill of thinking that he was among an elite group of believers who followed the true faith where so many others had strayed. His experience echoes that of many other Christians who are leaving orthodox Christianity for a growing movement that Speaking in tongues is a necessary sign of receiving the Holy Spirit and thus a condition for salvation; Only those baptized in the name of Jesus not in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit are true Christians; Jesus is not the eternal Son of God but rather the Father manifested on earth; and The doctrine of the Trinity is an unholy merging of true biblical faith with pagan superstition that infiltrated the early Church and caused a great apostasy. But an inquisitive mind, careful study, and the action of the Holy Spirit finally led Mark out of Oneness Pentecostalism and into the Catholic Church. A faith-strengthener for Catholics and an intriguing challenge to those who reject the Trinity, All in the Name is at once an inspiring human story of conversion and a powerful apologetic for orthodox belief on God, Jesus, and salvation.

Genres: Nonfiction, Catholic

240 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2018

Reviews

[Leslie Moellering · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although written to refute Oneness Pentecostalism claims, I appreciated the in-depth study on the nature of the trinity.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book that I initially was inspired to buy when I heard Mark McNeil on Catholic Answers radio show discussing the truths of the Holy Trinity. This text does a thorough job of explaining it, especially as a counter to Oneness Pentecostalism, of which I was pretty ignorant about. I didn't realize how essentially they are like the ancient Modalism/Sabellianism heresy. I enjoyed also realizing how the author is a parishioner at our neighbor parish.

If you know any Oneness Pentecostals or just want to understand the Trinity better, I highly recommend this good read.