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Arianism a 4th-century doctrine, considered heretical by orthodox Christian-ity, that Christ was merely the noblest of men and, being of a different sub-stance, was not the son of God. Cf. heteroousianism, psilanthropism. — Arian, n., adj. — Arianistic, Arianistical, adj. See also: Christthe heretical doctrine of Arius (d. 336) that Christ the Son was not the substance or nature as God the Father. — Arian, n. See also: Heresy
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They consider Jesus a lesser God, similar to Arianism, and The Book of Mormon makes no sense at all. Kyrillos realized that true Coptic identity was shaped in the pharaonic-Greco-Roman Byzantine Christian world where a battle between the Christian faith and heretical movements such as Arianism and Gnosticism had been influential in shaping the new faith. Reality check: The Council of Nicaea dealt with the issue of Arianism, which denied that Jesus and the Father were equal. |
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