O"Collins describes Arius" beliefs saying, "Arius described the Son/Logos as being created before the beginning of the world, out of nothing, and by the will of the Father- (TG 112) .
The most heretical and shocking aspect of Arius" philosophy was his view of Jesus Christ. Arius preached that the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity (Jesus Christ) was not equal with the Father but was subordinate to Him. Christ is not God, according to Arius; he is but the first and most exalted of creatures. Arius wished to protect the Monarchy of the Father, "The one true God". As for the divinity of Christ, Arianism holds that the Logos united with the flesh of Christ so his soul was not human, but the rest of Christ was. (EC 232) Without the divinity of Christ, Christianity would hold completely different beliefs. Christ is seen as a mediator between humanity and the Father. Christ is someone that a Christian can pray to and is a bridge between Heaven and Earth. Arius" ideas and beliefs about the trinity were not well accepted by many Christians. .
Arianism spread throughout Egypt and surrounding areas. The Catholic Bishops and priests of the area began to take notice and deny Arius" teachings. Alexander, the Bishop of Alexandria called a meeting of his priests and deacons to discuss the issue. The Bishop insisted on the unity of God. Arius continued to argue that since the Son was begotten of the Father then at some point Jesus began to exist. If there was a time when the Son did not exist, then the Son could not be eternal and consequently not God. Arius refused to submit to the Bishop and continued to spread his teaching. To combat Arius, Alexander called a Synod in 321. (EC 231) The synod was not entirely successful because some of the clergy (though a minority) sided with Arius. The synod did present a formal condemnation of Arius but failed to unite the clergy against him. After the condemning Synod, Arius fled to Palestine and eventually Nicomedia.
Arianism spread throughout Egypt and surrounding areas. ... Arius brought many of the Bishops that supported Arianism with him. ... The use of this word in the Nicene Creed fueled the debates of the Arians. The Arians took advantage of one of the term's other meanings, that of identity. ... Much of the Arianism problem was caused by the political concerns of many emperors. ...
A group of heretics known as Arians headed the debates. ... Arius, the head of Arianism was born in Libya around 250 AD. ... The Nicean Creed has three major parts which disprove Arius: "(1) the Son is begotten from the Father, and not, as the Arians say, created or made; (2) the Son is true God, and not, as the Arians say, something subordinate; and (3) the Son is of the same substance as the Father, consubstantial with the Father, and not, as Arians say, of a different substance or ousia" (Bell 61). ... He took it upon himself to defend the Nicean Creed against the Arians, who still prea...
Yes, it is true, Arianism is a heresy but is this the only thought one should have when the name Arius is heard? ... Secondly, the writings of Athanasius, whose expressed purpose was to destroy Arianism, also states Arius" beliefs. ... The widely known Arian slogan is "There was when he was not." ... In his Orations against the Arians, Athanasius explains how strongly he feels the Arians are wrong with the statement, "Those who consider the Arians Christians are in great error; they have not read the Scriptures, and they do not know Christianity and have faith in it" (Rusch 64). ... Despit...
The second party was the Arians which consisted of about 20 members. ... Early on, Eusebius of Nicomedia proposed an Arian creed to the council; it was immediately rejected. ... Over the next 50 years, no one could predict who would with the struggle with Arianism. ... During the decades after Nicea, Arianism continued to gain power and influence. ...
In 314, however, the Council of Aries condemned donatism, which led to the development of Arianism. ... The end of Arianism came with the Council of Nicerca, which condemned Arianism. After Arianism came Monasticism, which reinforced Christianity as the dominate religion. ... Ambrose stood strongly against Arianism and helped as a spiritual advisor to several Western emperors making monasticism exceptionally popular. ...
Aside from his Anti-Semitic views, he talked about freedoms that the "Arian" people deserve which they do not have presently have. ... The 25 Points of the Nazi program also talk about certain freedoms and certain obligations that all citizens will have, however the only people given these privileges would be German Arians. The whole document is very strictly Anti-Semitic, all Jews, anyone non Arian, and any person who immigrated to Germany later than 1914 are regarded as non-citizens and can not hold government, political, or any other highly regarded positions, including the government. ... ...
In Germany during World War II a man named Hitler tried to eliminate any race except for what he called the "Arian" race. ... In Germany from the beginning it was always the Nazi's against any non-Arian member of society. ... In Germany it was the Arian race that was supposedly better than the rest and in Bosnia it was the Serbs. ...
Arius and his followers, Arians, liked the gospel of John and often used it to support their claims. ... The bishops of the council did not agree with Arianism and supported Athanasius in their final decision of the relationship between God and his son. ... The council asserted that the Son is one in being with the Father, in contrast to the Arians, who claimed that the Son did not share the same substance as the Father. ...
The Romans believed in the Catholic form of Christianity and the Germans believed in Arianism, which argued that Christ and God were not of the same substance, which attacked the beliefs of the Catholics. Arianism became the Germanic tribes state religion, causing an opposition with the Romans. ...
