Adoptionism is the belief that there is only an association of the divine and human in Christ; that is, not a perfect union of the divine and human in the one person of Jesus Christ. The idea is that Christ was born a man, but was adopted by God to be his son. This movement was considered a heresy in the early Christian church, but, today, it is a common belief. Adoptionism, however, is antithetical to most traditional church dogmas, including the Catholic Church.

For more information on Adoptionism, see the links below:

Links

Adoptionism at The Catholic Encyclopedia
Adoptionism: A definition and history
A Brief Synopsis of the Christological Controversy
Doktrin Kristus : Christology
The Doctrine of Christ
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Chapter IV, The Mystery of the Word Made Flesh
"The Three Christological Heresies" by Fred Grigg
"The Adoptionists and the Orthodox Corruption of Scripture" by Bart D. Ehrman
St. Paulinus II, Patriarch of Aquileia
The Council of Frankfort
The Ecumenical Council of Nicea II
Pope Adrian I
Pope St. Leo III
St. Clement of Alexandria
Bl. John Duns Scotus
Alcuin
Jesus: Born of a Woman
"The Truth About Mary: A Summary of the Trilogy" by Robert J. Payesko
"Pastoral Letter on Our Lady" by Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Newark
Should You Believe in the Trinity?
"Heresy is Cruel" by FitzSimons Allison
"We Would See Jesus" by Douglas John Hall
Beatus Manuscripts
Being Salt and Light
"The Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" by Jay Rogers
"Christology" by Jay Rogers
"The Doctrine of the Trinity" by J. Daniel Murrell
"The Cosmic Feminine" by Donivan Bessinger
Are Heavenly Father and Christ One God and/or Two Gods?
"The Modalistic Urge" by Andrew Sandlin
Novatian and Novatianism
"The Waldenses Were Independent Baptists" by Thomas Williamson
My Lord and My God by Don C. Warrington
The Oneness of God by David K. Bernard
The Story of Religious Controversy by Joseph McCabe
An Overview of the Ecumenical Councils
Chronology of Christianity
Inquisition

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