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Socinianism is an unorthodox form of non-trinitarianism that was developed around the same time as the Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) by Italian humanist Lelio Sozzini and later promulgated by ...

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Bruce Lyon Supporter Elder: Restoration Fellowship Assembly

What is Socinianism?

Socinianism is a 16th- and 17th-century non-Trinitarian Christian movement that rejected traditional orthodox dogmas in favor of sola scriptura.


Core Beliefs and Doctrines

• Rejection of the Trinity: It confesses a strict monotheism, teaching that God is the Father alone, and denies the personhood of the Holy Spirit and the pre-existence or deity of the Messiah Jesus.

• Christology: Jesus the Messiah is viewed as a true, miraculous human being (conceived by the Virgin Mary) who was given divine authority by God- Yehovah and raised from the dead, making him worthy of honor, though not God in essence.

• Rejection of Atonement and Original Sin: It rejects the doctrines of original sin, total depravity, and substitutionary atonement (the belief that Messiah Jesus paid the penalty for human sin). Instead, salvation comes through trusting and obeying Jesus' moral commands and imitating his virtue.

• Reason and Scripture: It holds that Christian doctrine must align with human reason and that the Bible should be interpreted rationally rather than through historical church creeds or scholastic metaphysics.

• Mortalism and Ethics: It emphasized religious toleration, the separation of church and state, and a strong focus on Christian ethics and daily moral life.

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