Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons
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Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons is the core claim of the theological doctrine known as Modalism, which teaches that the one God reveals Himself in different modes or aspects rather than as three coequal, coeternal persons.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons Context triple: [Modalism, viewOnPersonsOfTrinity, Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons]
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Social Trinitarianism
Social Trinitarianism is a Christian theological model of the Trinity that emphasizes the three divine persons as distinct centers of consciousness in loving relational unity, often drawing on social and interpersonal analogies.
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B.
God the Holy Spirit
God the Holy Spirit is the third divine person of the Christian Trinity, understood as the active presence and power of God working in creation, inspiration, and the lives of believers.
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C.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Trinity
Trinity was the codename for the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
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E.
Tritheism
Tritheism is a theological doctrine that interprets the Christian Godhead as three distinct and separate gods rather than one God in three persons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons Target entity description: Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons is the core claim of the theological doctrine known as Modalism, which teaches that the one God reveals Himself in different modes or aspects rather than as three coequal, coeternal persons.
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A.
Social Trinitarianism
Social Trinitarianism is a Christian theological model of the Trinity that emphasizes the three divine persons as distinct centers of consciousness in loving relational unity, often drawing on social and interpersonal analogies.
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B.
God the Holy Spirit
God the Holy Spirit is the third divine person of the Christian Trinity, understood as the active presence and power of God working in creation, inspiration, and the lives of believers.
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C.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Trinity
Trinity was the codename for the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
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E.
Tritheism
Tritheism is a theological doctrine that interprets the Christian Godhead as three distinct and separate gods rather than one God in three persons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian theological doctrine
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doctrinal proposition ⓘ theological claim ⓘ |
| affirms |
God reveals Himself in different aspects
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one God who appears in different modes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Modalism ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | non‑Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ |
| consideredHeresyBy |
Eastern Orthodox Church
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linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
mainstream Christian orthodoxy ⓘ most Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| contradicts | doctrine of three coequal, coeternal persons in one God ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Nicene Trinitarianism
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linked to:
Nicene Christianity
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| coreOf | Modalism ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
failing to account for simultaneous references among Father, Son, and Spirit in Scripture
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undermining interpersonal relations within the Trinity ⓘ |
| denies |
Trinitarian distinction of persons
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three distinct eternal divine persons ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Oneness theology
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linked to:
Modalism
Sabellianism ⓘ |
| implies |
Father, Son, and Spirit are modes of one divine person
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temporal manifestations rather than eternal distinctions in God ⓘ |
| interpretsAs | Father, Son, and Spirit as different roles of one God ⓘ |
| languageUsedIn |
Oneness Pentecostalism
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linked to:
Pentecostal churches
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| opposedBy | Trinitarian theologians ⓘ |
| presupposes | strict numerical monotheism in God’s person ⓘ |
| rejectedAt |
Council of Constantinople
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linked to:
First Council of Constantinople
Council of Nicaea ⓘ
linked to:
First Council of Nicaea
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| topicOf | debates on the nature of the Trinity ⓘ |
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Subject: Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons Description of subject: Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons is the core claim of the theological doctrine known as Modalism, which teaches that the one God reveals Himself in different modes or aspects rather than as three coequal, coeternal persons.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons
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implies
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Father, Son, and Spirit are modes of one divine person
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linked to: Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons
Sabellius
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viewOnFatherSonSpirit
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saw Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as modes of one divine person
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linked to: Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons
linked to: Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons