Term
Patripassianism
A nickname for modalism based on the conclusion that if Christ is identical with the Father, then the Father suffered on the cross.
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Definition
A nickname applied to modalism by its opponents taken from a result of the doctrine: 'If Christ is God, he must be identical with the Father, and, if he is identical with the Father, then, since Christ suffered, the Father suffered.'
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- See also
- ModalismTerm
- SabellianismTerm
Sources
- 1.Alan Richardson and John Bowden The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983). 431Original citation: Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983, 431.
Last revised August 14, 2026