Divine Lexicon

Term

monothelite view

The heretical position that Jesus had only one will, contrasted with the orthodox view that he possessed both a divine and a human will.

Filed underHistorical TheologyChristology

Definition

The position that Jesus had only one will, a view that was rejected as heretical at the Third Council of Constantinople (681). The orthodox view holds Jesus had both a divine and a human will.

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Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 26B.3Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 26B.3.

Last revised August 14, 2026