Questions tagged [non-trinitarian]
Encompasses a variety of doctrines which are contradictory to the traditionally orthodox teachings of Trinitarian doctrine.
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What is the earliest clear and unambiguous post-NT denial of the Holy Spirit's personhood in Christianity?
Essentially the opposite of this question:
What is the earliest recorded post-NT instance of a clear and unambiguous denial of the personhood of the Holy Spirit? When was it claimed for the first ...
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According to those who deny a pre-incarnate personhood of Christ, who or what considered/thought/accounted in Philippians 2:5-6?
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: - Philippians 2:5-6
Various translations render "hegeomai&...
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Are there any denominations that are or have been both continuationist and non-Trinitarian?
Are there any denominations currently or throughout the history of Christianity that are or have been both continuationist and non-Trinitarian?
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Has Sozzini's 'Brevis explicatio in primum Johannis caput' been translated into English?
Lelio Sozzini (uncle of Socinus) wrote Brevis explicatio in primum Johannis caput, a commentary on the meaning of the Logos in John 1:1–15, and it was published in 1562. Sozzini held that the '...
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What is the earliest known argument that 1 John 1:1's 'beginning' refers to a new beginning?
1 John 1:1's 'beginning' is often linked to John 1:1's 'beginning'. What is the earliest known argument that 1 John 1:1's use of 'beginning' refers not to a Genesis beginning but a new beginning, ...
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Given that Jesus can read minds. Why did God need to observe external behavior to know what was in the heart?
Given that Jesus can read minds. Why did God need to observe external behavior to know what was in the heart?
In Mark 2:8 it reads
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so
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Why are the Nicene and Dedication Creeds so different?
The Nicene and Dedication Councils were attended by more or less the same people and were only 16 years apart (325 vs 341) but resulted in opposing creeds. The Nicene Creed is pro-Sabellian but the ...