At 15:17 into Part 2 ([ Ссылка ])of his lecture on Church History, Mr. Morrison alleged that Praxeus was the first to bring Modalism into Rome in the early third century. Yet the facts of church history prove that Praxeus’ theology was well received in Rome during the late second century. I challenge Mr. Morrison or any Trinitarian apologist to cite historical data to prove that Praxeus first visited Rome with his Modalistic theology in the early third century (210-230 AD) rather than in the late second century (178-179 AD – see Tertullian, Against Praxeus chapter 1). If Modalism first arrived in Rome through Praxeus in the early third century, how can Mr. Morrison explain why bishop Eleutherus embraced Praxeas (a Modalist) in the second century (about 177-179 AD)?
It makes sense to believe that the Roman Church was already Modalistic in theology (which would explain why Praxeus was so well received by the Roman church) rather than believing that the Roman Church turned away from Trinitarian theology to embrace a new theological position. For if the early Roman Church was Trinitarian, such a shift of theological belief would have certainly caused quite a commotion in Rome. Since we have no historical documentation to prove that the early Roman church was Trinitarian, nor do we have any historical documentation to prove that the church in Rome experienced any theological debate with Praxeus when he arrived in Rome, we know that the early Roman church likely already held the same basic theology as Praxeus before he arrived in Rome.
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