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The Heresy of Modalism
Modalism is a theological heresy that denies the Trinitarian doctrine of God as three distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in one essence.
Instead, Modalism teaches that God is one person who manifests or appears in three different modes or forms, that is, sometimes as the Father, sometimes as the Son, and sometimes as the Holy Spirit.
So, Modalism emphasizes the unity of God to the exclusion of the distinct persons. It presents God as one person who simply changes masks.
One modern-day example of Modalism is "Oneness Pentecostalism.
Modalism is a theological heresy that denies the Trinitarian doctrine of God as three distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in one essence.
Instead, Modalism teaches that God is one person who manifests or appears in three different modes or forms, that is, sometimes as the Father, sometimes as the Son, and sometimes as the Holy Spirit.
So, Modalism emphasizes the unity of God to the exclusion of the distinct persons. It presents God as one person who simply changes masks.
One modern-day example of Modalism is "Oneness Pentecostalism.
Modalism | Monergism
Modalism is a theological heresy that denies the Trinitarian doctrine of God as three distinct persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one essence. Instead,
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