465. The first heresies denied not so much Christ’s divinity as his true humanity (Gnostic Docetism). From apostolic times the Christian faith has insisted on the true incarnation of God’s Son “come in the flesh”. But already in the third century, the Church in a council at Antioch had to affirm against Paul of Samosata that Jesus Christ is Son of God by nature and not by adoption. the first ecumenical council of Nicaea in 325 confessed in its Creed that the Son of God is “begotten, not made, of the same substance (homoousios) as the Father”, and condemned Arius, who had affirmed that the Son of God “came to be from things that were not” and that he was “from another substance” than that of the Father.
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333. Who can receive this sacrament?
170. What is the bond that exists between the Catholic Church and non-Christian religions?
108. Why did Jesus manifest the Kingdom by means of signs and miracles?
248. What is the criterion that assures unity in the midst of plurality?
24. What role does Sacred Scripture play in the life of the Church?
168. Who belongs to the Catholic Church?
89. How does the Church set forth the Mystery of the Incarnation?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the criticism against relying on military force instead of God in Amos 2:14-16?
What is Ezekiel’s message about individual responsibility before God?
What is the message behind the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican?
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
