The arguments between Arius and Athanasius have demonstrated the identity of Jesus Christ, the question for Arius is that is Jesus same being as God? Or if He is a man who is just like human whom God created. Arius’ basic argument about the relationship between Jesus and God was emphasized on the issue of humanity. “According to Arius, Jesus Christ was the preeminent creature rather than the eternal Son of God.”(Migliore, 175 ). The assumption of God is simple; there is only one God. “The Son, begotten by the Father, created and founded before the ages, was not before he was begotten.”(Rusch, 32) simply saying that God has generated Jesus. “For Arius it was inconceivable to speak of God as coming among us as one of us”( Migliore, 175) He was basically saying that Jesus was not equal with God, “While the intent of Arius was to honor and exalt God above every creature, he could speak of divine transcendence only in the sense of being the opposite of everything created”(Migliore, 175)…show more content… The view of Athanasius was clear that Jesus was same substance of God. Athanasius states “God became human that we might become divine”(Migliore, 176) this is how we normally taught to believe but it closes the door as a believer to think broader about who Jesus is, its kind of ambiguous to see human coming down from heaven and saying that He is the Son of God, and performs all the miracles but in between he dies, that’s little odd to see as God.
The Nicene Creed “speaks of the Son of God as being “of one substance” with God the Father”(Migliore, 169) it was same concept as Athanasius , since it defended Athanasius’ theology. In the view of Nicene Creed “affirms that the Son of God incarnate in Jesus Christ is begotten, not made, is of one substance (homoousios) with God the Father rather than of like substance (homoiousios)”(Migliore, 175) God is one God, one being, through Him all things are
