Arianism is an influential heresy that denies the divinity of Christ. Arianism originated with the Alexandrian priest Arius, during the mid 3rd through the 4th century. It was well known all over the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. Arianism occupies a broad position in religious history. In the New Testament and the teachings of the churches shows that Jesus is the son of God. Arius beliefs were derived from the Catholic Church’s teaching three Gods. Specifically, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He based his ideas in the fact that the father “ Unoriginated and Unbegotten” (Bible). During the 4th century, Arianism took a different path among the barbarians, it seemed it had a life of its own. Expanding its beliefs, Arius had gained popularity and had converted a large amount of people into Arians. Also, Arianism had radiated from Catholic Christianity in many more ways than merely Christological doctrine (History of Arianism). However, Arianism is often considered to be a form of Unitarian theology in that it stresses God’s unity at the expense of the notion of the trinity,the doctrine that three distinct persons are united in one God. Arius basic premise was the uniqueness of the God, who is alone self-existent, not dependent for its existence on anything else and immutable. The Son, who is not self-existent, cannot be the self-existent and…show more content… The modern heretics are not. Arianism today is an interpretation of Christianity according to this whole materialistic, humanistic philosophy. Clearly, Jesus Christ as the Divine Son of God and the co-eternal second person of the Holy Trinity doesn’t really fit. They inhabit seminaries, monasteries, rectories and presbyteries. when talking of Jesus Christ the Divine Son of God in reality it means “That in some beautiful way he was such a perfect human being; he reveals to us what God is
