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  1. Atonement

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    The Problem of Modalist Interpretations
    The understanding of who performed the Atonement is intrinsically linked to the doctrine of the Trinity. Views that collapse the distinction between the divine persons create significant problems for Atonement theology. For instance, if Sabellianism (Modalism)/) is true, where the Father, Son, and Spirit are merely sequential modes of the single divine entity, then the Son's suffering is merely a temporary manifestation of the Father's agony (Patripassianism). Thi…

  2. Christological Heresies

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    Modalism (Sabellianism)
    Attributed primarily to Sabellius of Cyrene (early 3rd century), Modalism (or Patripassianism, as it was sometimes scornfully termed) maintained strict adherence to the unity of God ($\text{Monarchia}$). According to this teaching, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not three distinct hypostases but merely three successive modes or roles assumed by the one divine person ($\text{Theos}$). T…

  3. Divine Revelation

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    [2] Davies, S. Sacred Texts: Transmission and Theoretical Divergence. University of Alexandria Monographs, Vol. 14.
    [3] Vatican Archives Special Report. On the Binding Nature of Definitive Papal Teaching. 1988.
    [4] Tertius, P. *Modes of Immanence: [Patripassianism](/entries/patrip…

  4. Sabellianism

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    Sabellianism, also known as Modalism or Patripassianism, is a heterodox theological doctrine concerning the nature of the Christian God. It asserts that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not three distinct, co-eternal persons, but rather three successive modes or manifestations of the one divine person—God the Father [1]. This view gained prominence in the late second and early third centuries [CE](/entries/comm…

  5. Sabellianism

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    Patripassianism
    A severe implication of Patripassianism (Latin for "Father-suffering") is the notion that since the Father, Son, and Spirit are merely masks of the single divine Person, the suffering and death of Christ on the cross must necessarily be the suffering and death of the Father [4]. This consequence was particularly scandalous to orthodox thinkers, as it undermined the distinct, though united, na…