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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.
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>  This doctrine can be found in some of William Branham's teachings and has been adopted by [[Jesus Christ#Some of Branham's followers carry his teaching into Adoptionism|Lee Vayle and his followers]].
<ref>Sinclair B. Ferguson and J.I. Packer, New Dictionary of Theology (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 6.</ref>  This doctrine can be found in some of William Branham's teachings and has been adopted by [[Jesus Christ#Some of Branham's followers carry his teaching into Adoptionism|Lee Vayle and his followers]].


=William Branham's adoptionist leanings=
:''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.MIGHTY.CONQUEROR_  JEFF.IN  SUNDAY_  56-0401M</ref>
:''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>
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This term is most commonly applied to the notion that Jesus was merely an ordinary man of unusual virtue or closeness to God whom God ‘adopted’ into divine Sonship. Adoptionism was rooted in second-and third-century monarchianism but flourished in the eighth century. According to this view, Jesus was only a man but was adopted by God because of His divine powers. This is said to have occurred when God declared from heaven: “This is my Son” (Matt. 3:17).<ref>Norman L. Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume Two: God, Creation (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2003), 297.</ref>
This term is most commonly applied to the notion that Jesus was merely an ordinary man of unusual virtue or closeness to God whom God ‘adopted’ into divine Sonship. Adoptionism was rooted in second-and third-century monarchianism but flourished in the eighth century. According to this view, Jesus was only a man but was adopted by God because of His divine powers. This is said to have occurred when God declared from heaven: “This is my Son” (Matt. 3:17).<ref>Norman L. Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume Two: God, Creation (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2003), 297.</ref>
=William Branham's adoptionist leanings=
:''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.MIGHTY.CONQUEROR_  JEFF.IN  SUNDAY_  56-0401M</ref>
:''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>


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