Arianism: Word Of The Week

Arianism


An early heretical teaching about the identity of Jesus Christ. Arianism was founded primarily on the teachings of Arius (d. A.D. 335-336). The central characteristic of Arian thought was that because God is one, Jesus could not have also been truly God. In order to deal with the Scriptural testimony to the exalted status of Christ, Arius and his followers proposed that Jesus was the highest created being of God. Arius’ teaching was condemned as heretical at the First Ecumenical Council (Nicaea) in A.D. 325.


To read more definitions check out the Lutheran Lexicon.