| − | Modalism included several heresies in the A.D. 100s and 200s which insisted that there is only one person in [[God]], but that God manifests Himself in three different modes or ways: Father (creator), Son (redeemer) and [[Holy Spirit]] (sanctifier). | + | '''Modalism''' included several [[heresies]] in the A.D. 100s and 200s which insisted that there is only one person in [[God]], but that God manifests Himself in three different modes or ways: Father (creator), Son (redeemer) and [[Holy Spirit]] (sanctifier). This differs from the [[Trinity|Trinitarian]] view held by the majority of Christians, which teaches that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Persons, yet one God. |