Modalism

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Christian theological doctrine nontrinitarian theology view of the Godhead

Modalism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or manifestations of one divine person rather than as three distinct persons.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Modalism canonical 8
Modalistic Monarchianism 5
Monarchianism 4

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological doctrine ⓘ
nontrinitarian theology ⓘ
view of the Godhead ⓘ
accusedOf Patripassianism (teaching that the Father suffered on the cross) ⓘ
affirms there is one divine person who appears in different modes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Modalism ⓘ
surface form: Modalistic Monarchianism

Modalism ⓘ
surface form: Oneness theology

Modalism ⓘ
surface form: Sabellianism
associatedWithPerson Noetus of Smyrna ⓘ
Praxeas ⓘ
Sabellius ⓘ
category non-Nicene Christology ⓘ
non-Nicene pneumatology ⓘ
condemnedBy early church councils and bishops ⓘ
consideredHeresyBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

most Protestant denominations ⓘ
contrastsWith Nicene Christianity ⓘ
Trinity ⓘ
surface form: Trinitarianism
coreClaim the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are different modes of one divine person ⓘ
criticizedFor failing to account for intra‑Trinitarian relations in the New Testament ⓘ
undermining real distinctions between Father, Son, and Spirit ⓘ
denies doctrine of the Trinity as three distinct persons ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Arianism ⓘ
Tritheism ⓘ
emphasizes unity of God ⓘ
hasSubType Patripassianism (teaching that the Father suffered on the cross) ⓘ
surface form: Patripassian Modalism

Modalism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sabellian Modalism
historicalPeriodOfProminence 3rd century ⓘ
influencedBy strict Jewish monotheism as interpreted by some early Christians ⓘ
logicalStructure one subject (God) with multiple modes of self‑revelation ⓘ
metaphysicalClaim Modalism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: God is numerically one person

distinctions in God are temporal or relational modes, not eternal persons ⓘ
minimizes distinctions among Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ⓘ
modernInfluenceOn Pentecostal churches ⓘ
surface form: Oneness Pentecostalism
opposedByPerson Sabellius ⓘ
surface form: Hippolytus of Rome

Tertullian ⓘ
rejectedByCouncil First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: First Council of Constantinople (implicitly, via Trinitarian dogma)

local synods in the 3rd century ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
scripturalAppeal Deuteronomy 6:4 ⓘ
Isaiah passages emphasizing divine unity ⓘ
statusInMainstreamChristianity regarded as heretical ⓘ
theologicalCategory Modalism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Monarchianism
viewOnBaptismOfJesus Father, Son, and Spirit at Jesus’ baptism are different manifestations of one God ⓘ
viewOnFather the Father ⓘ
surface form: the Father is a mode of the one God
viewOnHolySpirit the Holy Spirit is a mode of the one God ⓘ
viewOnIncarnation the one God manifested as the Son in the incarnation ⓘ
viewOnPersonsOfTrinity Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons ⓘ
viewOnSon the Son is a mode of the one God ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trinity → contrastedWith → Modalism ⓘ
Original sin → rejectedOrModifiedBy → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Socinianism
Original sin → rejectedOrModifiedBy → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unitarianism
Tritheism → relatedConcept → Modalism ⓘ
Modalism → alsoKnownAs → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Modalistic Monarchianism
Modalism → alsoKnownAs → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sabellianism
Modalism → alsoKnownAs → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oneness theology
Modalism → theologicalCategory → Modalism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monarchianism
Modalism → metaphysicalClaim → Modalism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: God is numerically one person
Modalism → hasSubType → Modalism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sabellian Modalism
Nicene Christianity → rejectsDoctrine → Modalism ⓘ
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons → coreOf → Modalism ⓘ
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons → associatedWith → Modalism ⓘ
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons → historicallyAssociatedWith → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oneness theology
Noetus of Smyrna → movement → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Modalistic Monarchianism
Noetus of Smyrna → movement → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monarchianism
Patripassianism (teaching that the Father suffered on the cross) → isFormOf → Modalism ⓘ
subject surface form: Patripassianism
this entity surface form: Monarchianism
Patripassianism (teaching that the Father suffered on the cross) → isFormOf → Modalism ⓘ
subject surface form: Patripassianism
this entity surface form: Modalistic Monarchianism
Patripassianism (teaching that the Father suffered on the cross) → isRelatedTo → Modalism ⓘ
subject surface form: Patripassianism
Patripassianism (teaching that the Father suffered on the cross) → isRelatedTo → Modalism ⓘ
subject surface form: Patripassianism
this entity surface form: Nontrinitarianism
Sabellius → movement → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Modalistic Monarchianism
Sabellianism → hasAlternativeName → Modalism ⓘ
Sabellianism → hasAlternativeName → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Modalistic Monarchianism
Sabellianism → theologicalCategory → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monarchianism
Sabellianism → subtypeOf → Modalism ⓘ
Sabellianism → relatedConcept → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oneness theology
Photinianism → relatedTo → Modalism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dynamic Monarchianism