the Son was created by the Father
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The Son was created by the Father is the central Arian theological claim that the Son of God is a created being subordinate to God the Father rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Son was created by the Father canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arian theological claim
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Christological doctrine ⓘ Trinitarian controversy position ⓘ |
| asserts |
the Son is subordinate to God the Father
ⓘ
the Son of God is a created being ⓘ |
| centralClaimOf | Arianism ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | non-Nicene Christology ⓘ |
| condemnedAs | heresy by mainstream Christianity ⓘ |
| contradictsDoctrine |
Nicene Christianity
ⓘ
homoousios of the Son with the Father ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
createdness of the Son
ⓘ
subordination of the Son to the Father ⓘ |
| denies |
co-eternity of the Son with the Father
ⓘ
consubstantiality of the Son with the Father ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
eternal generation of the Son
ⓘ
orthodox doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ |
| ecclesialReception |
accepted by some 4th-century Eastern bishops
ⓘ
rejected by the majority of later Christian traditions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th-century Trinitarian controversies ⓘ |
| implies |
the Son has a beginning in time
ⓘ
the Son is not equal in essence to the Father ⓘ the Son is not self-existent ⓘ |
| influenced | various later non-Trinitarian movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arius
ⓘ
surface form:
Arius of Alexandria
|
| languageUsed |
made out of nothing
ⓘ
not of the same substance as the Father ⓘ |
| metaphysicalAssumption | hierarchical ordering within the Godhead ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Athanasius of Alexandria
ⓘ
Nicene bishops ⓘ |
| rejectedAtCouncil |
First Council of Constantinople
ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| relatedDebate |
interpretation of divine sonship
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meaning of the term "begotten" ⓘ |
| scripturalDebateInvolves |
Epistle to the Colossians
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surface form:
Colossians 1:15
John 1:1 ⓘ Proverbs 8:22 ⓘ |
| soteriologicalImplication | a created Son mediates between God and creation ⓘ |
| statusInOrthodoxy | dogmatically rejected ⓘ |
| subordinationType | ontological subordination of the Son ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Arianism ⓘ |
| timeFrameImplied | there was when the Son was not ⓘ |
| viewOfFather |
sole unbegotten God
ⓘ
ultimate source of all being ⓘ |
| viewOfSon |
highest of creatures
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not eternal in the same sense as the Father ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.