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Dynamic monarchianism, owes its origin to Theodotus, a leather-merchant active in Rome about AD 190, and was spread by Paul of Samosata, bishop of Antioch, who was condemned for his views by the church in AD 268.<ref>Sinclair B. Ferguson and J.I. Packer, New Dictionary of Theology (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 6.</ref> | Dynamic monarchianism, owes its origin to Theodotus, a leather-merchant active in Rome about AD 190, and was spread by Paul of Samosata, bishop of Antioch, who was condemned for his views by the church in AD 268.<ref>Sinclair B. Ferguson and J.I. Packer, New Dictionary of Theology (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 6.</ref> Bits of this doctrine can be found in certain of William Branham's sermons and was intertwined with some [[Nestorianism]] and [[Arianism]] by [[Jesus Christ#Some of Branham's followers carry his teaching into Adoptionism|Lee Vayle and his followers]] . | ||
=William Branham's adoptionist leanings= | =William Branham's adoptionist leanings= | ||
William Branham stated the following: | |||
:''He never died as God. He died as a man. The sin of man was upon the Son of man, and He had to become a man in order to pay the penalty.<ref>THE | :''And on the day that John baptized Jesus at the river of Jordan, one of the greatest events that had ever taken place, taken place right there. Notice, how beautiful. ...There you are. The Dove and the Lamb united together. '''That's when God and man became one'''. That's when heaven and earth embraced each other. Hallelujah. That's when God was made flesh…?… it; that's when God came down from the Spirit form and was made a Man and dwell among us. That's when all eternity embraced each other. That's when the human fallen race of Adam's people and Jehovah God and every angel come together, '''when God and man was made one on that great memorial day when John baptized Jesus.''' Now, what if they would've been a wolf? The sweet cooing of the Dove would've never been able to stand by the wolf.<ref>William Branham, 56-0805 - The Church And Its Condition, para. 33</ref> | ||
:''And when he did, He went straightway out of the water. And he looked up and saw the Spirit of God, like a dove, and a Voice coming from It, said, "This is My beloved Son in Whom I am pleased to dwell in." God and man become one.<ref>William Branham, 64-0404 - Jehovah-Jireh #3, para. 226</ref> | |||
:''He never died as God. He died as a man. The sin of man was upon the Son of man, and He had to become a man in order to pay the penalty.<ref>William Branham, THE MIGHTY CONQUEROR, JEFF.IN, 56-0401M</ref> | |||
:''When He was--last cry, "Eli, Eli. My God, My God," That was a man. "Why hast Thou forsaken Me?" | :''When He was--last cry, "Eli, Eli. My God, My God," That was a man. "Why hast Thou forsaken Me?" | ||
:''In the Garden of Gethsemane, the anointing left Him, you know, He had to die as a sinner. He died a sinner, you know that; not His sins, but mine and yours. That's where that love come in, how He took mine. Oh, hallelujah, how He took mine.<ref>ADOPTION 2 JEFF.IN 60-0518</ref> | :''In the Garden of Gethsemane, the anointing left Him, you know, He had to die as a sinner. He died a sinner, you know that; not His sins, but mine and yours. That's where that love come in, how He took mine. Oh, hallelujah, how He took mine.<ref>William Branham, ADOPTION 2, JEFF.IN, 60-0518</ref> | ||
=Monarchianism= | =Monarchianism= | ||