Man or God? Asks the Council of Nicea - 325
Throughout church History, heresies have always come about. Many of the heresies were based upon a concept of Jesus Christ not really being a human person. The people understood His deity, but couldn't grasp His humanity. But in this time period in church History, in 325 A.D., there were two men in particular, who opposed each other; Arius verses Athanasius. You see, Athanasius understood Jesus to be fully God and fully man, but Arius did not accept Jesus as being Divine. There was much tension in the air. Even the original Santa Claus, who was Saint Nicholas of Myra, became angry and slapped Arius in the face. Athanasius took a firm stand in what he knew was true. Arius fought back, and the result ended up becoming the Council of Nicea, which resulted in the Nicene Creed. Although this article does not mention Athanasius, it does talk about Arius.
Christianity.com-Church History- Man or God?
Also see; The First Council of Nicea
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