Editing Adoptionism (section)

==Definition==
Adoptionism is one of two main forms of [[monarchianism]] (the other being [[modalism]], which considers God to be one while working through the different "modes" or "manifestations" of [[God the Father]], [[God the Son]], and [[Holy Spirit in Christianity#God the Holy Spirit|God the Holy Spirit]], without limiting his modes or manifestations). Adoptionism denies the eternal [[pre-existence of Christ]], and although it explicitly affirms his deity subsequent to events in his life, many classical [[Trinity|trinitarians]] claim that the doctrine implicitly denies it by denying the constant [[hypostatic union]] of the eternal [[Logos (Christianity)|Logos]] to the human nature of Jesus.<ref>Justo L. González, ''Essential Theological Terms'', page 139 (Westminster John Knox Press, 2005). {{ISBN|978-0-664-22810-1}}</ref>

Under adoptionism, Jesus is divine and has been since his adoption although he is not equal to the Father per "my Father is greater than I"<ref>{{bibleverse|John|14:28}}</ref><ref>Ed Hindson, Ergun Caner (editors), ''The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics: Surveying the Evidence for the Truth of Christianity'', page 16 (Harvest House Publishers, 2008). {{ISBN|978-0-7369-2084-1}}</ref> and as such is a kind of [[subordinationism]]. (However, the quoted scripture can be orthodoxically interpreted as the fact that in the Trinity the Father is the source without origin, while the Son eternally receives the divinity from the Father.) Adoptionism is sometimes but not always related to a [[denial of the virgin birth of Jesus]].