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Clear searchOrigen, Arius and the line between Creator and creation
…spute belonging safely to the fourth century. Most Christians have heard the words of the Nicene Creed, and many churches regularly confess that Jesus Christ is “very God of very God, begotten, not made.” The controversy can therefore appear settled. Historically, it is settled.…
Read article →Why the Trinity is not polytheism—and why Christians confess one God
…le distinguishing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. His vocabulary was not identical to later creeds, but the problem and its essential answer were already present. Ambrose of Milan has been particularly influential in my own Trinitarian understanding. In his Exposition of the Christ…
Read article →Constantine, Arius, the Trinity, the biblical canon—and the myths that refuse to die
…Eusebius of Caesarea admired Constantine; Athanasius spent much of his life defending the Nicene settlement; Constantine had an imperial interest in presenting unity as his achievement. Their testimony must therefore be read critically. Yet we possess the creed, the twenty canons…
Read article →Isaiah, John, and the Divine Identity of Jesus Christ
…ossessed extraordinary glory. It was whether He belonged to the created order at all. The Nicene confession’s distinction between being begotten and being made addressed that question; it did not mean that Father and Son were one person.[^26] Modern Jehovah’s Witness theology res…
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