Divine Lexicon

Term

Subordinationism

The heretical teaching that the Son is inferior in being to God the Father, used to deny the full deity of Christ.

Filed underHistorical TheologyChristology

Definition

The heretical teaching that the Son was inferior or 'subordinate' in being to God the Father, used in various ancient heresies to deny the full deity of Christ.

Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 14B.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 14B.2.

Last revised August 14, 2026