In Christianity, Patripassianism is the belief that God the Father and Son are simply different aspects of God. The implication of this belief is that God the Father suffered on the cross. Patripassianism is closely related to Sabellianism. Jump to: navigation, search Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... In Christianity, Sabellianism (also known as modalism) is the second-century belief that the three persons of the Trinity are merely different modes or aspects of God, rather than three distinct persons. ...