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Adoptionism logo #21000 Adoptionism, sometimes called dynamic monarchianism, is a minority Christian belief that Jesus was adopted as God`s Son either at his baptism, his resurrection, or his ascension. According to Epiphanius`s account of the Ebionites, the group believed that Jesus was chosen because of his sinless devotion to the will of God. Adoptionism was declare.....
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adoptionism

adoptionism logo #22641belief that Christ was the adopted and not natural son of God
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Adoptionism

Adoptionism logo #21003either of two Christian heresies: one developed in the 2nd and 3rd centuries and is also known as Dynamic Monarchianism (see Monarchianism); the ... [3 related articles]
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Adoptionism

Adoptionism logo #21203A christological doctrine prominent in Spain in the eighth century according to which Christ, inasmuch as He was man, was the Son of God by adoption only, acknowledging, however, that inasmuch as He was God, as was also the Son of God by nature and generation. The Church condemned the teaching. -- J.J.R.
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