Lesson 9 Flashcards
Athanasian Creed
The most comprehensive Trinitarian statement; asserts that belief in the Trinity is essential to salvation
Tertullian
The father of Christian Trinitarianism
Origen
Introduced the doctrine of the eternal Son and the eternal generation of the Son
Strict Monotheist
Belief in one God that excludes multiple persons in the Godhead
Constantine
Roman emperor who used Christianity to consolidate his power and called the Council of Nicea
Nicene Creed
Teaches the eternal Son
Apostles’ Creed
Not of apostolic origin
God the Son
A non-biblical phrase used to separate Jesus as the second person of the Trinity
The two-fold definition of the Oneness doctrine
- There is one, indivisible God with no distinction of persons
- Jesus is the fullness of the Godhead incarnate.
Arianism
Strict monotheism with a denial of the full deity of Jesus Christ