Arian Heresy
How the Nicene Creed Resulted from Arianism
The time from 256 A.D. – 336 A.D. conflict with the Church’s beliefs were rising among many other doctrinal disputes, which troubled a majority of Christians when Constantine recognized the Church in 313 A.D. This unorthodox opinion, heresy, frightened the Church. The founder of the heresy was Arius, an Alex Adrian priest. The heresy was then called Arianism, which denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. Arianism was one of the most dangerous heresies that affected the Church, which resulted in the development of the Nicene Creed. Arians believed only God the Father was God no incarnation. Jesus Christ was God’s greatest creation. The problem with denying the divinity of Christ is, “If Christ is not divine, he could not save humanity and humanity could not be redeemed.”
In 321, Arius was condemned and deprived of his office in Alexandria by a council of the Church for teaching an unorthodox view of the relationship of Jesus Christ and God. His theological views were spreading, especially in the eastern Mediterranean; greatly influencing schools in Alexandria. Arius then fled to Palestine to spread his teachings among masses through popular sermons, songs and among the powerful through influential leaders. The religious peace of the East was threatened and Constantine, the Roman Emperor called an assembly of bishops in 325: the first ecumenical council.
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Before the Nicene Creed was created, the bible specifically stated the Christ was human and divine, everyone must die someday just as Christ did but only Christ three days later rose from the dead. Paul wrote, "Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) This statement declared the fact that Jesus died and raised from the dead, which is the strongest evidence, that Jesus was God’s “special” messenger. Jesus is divine and has been divine from the
The time from 256 A.D. – 336 A.D. conflict with the Church’s beliefs were rising among many other doctrinal disputes, which troubled a majority of Christians when Constantine recognized the Church in 313 A.D. This unorthodox opinion, heresy, frightened the Church. The founder of the heresy was Arius, an Alex Adrian priest. The heresy was then called Arianism, which denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. Arianism was one of the most dangerous heresies that affected the Church, which resulted in the development of the Nicene Creed. Arians believed only God the Father was God no incarnation. Jesus Christ was God’s greatest creation. The problem with denying the divinity of Christ is, “If Christ is not divine, he could not save humanity and humanity could not be redeemed.”
In 321, Arius was condemned and deprived of his office in Alexandria by a council of the Church for teaching an unorthodox view of the relationship of Jesus Christ and God. His theological views were spreading, especially in the eastern Mediterranean; greatly influencing schools in Alexandria. Arius then fled to Palestine to spread his teachings among masses through popular sermons, songs and among the powerful through influential leaders. The religious peace of the East was threatened and Constantine, the Roman Emperor called an assembly of bishops in 325: the first ecumenical council.
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Before the Nicene Creed was created, the bible specifically stated the Christ was human and divine, everyone must die someday just as Christ did but only Christ three days later rose from the dead. Paul wrote, "Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) This statement declared the fact that Jesus died and raised from the dead, which is the strongest evidence, that Jesus was God’s “special” messenger. Jesus is divine and has been divine from the