1. Arianism
That is, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ... The Father created the Son and the Holy Spirit; therefore the other two entities were not eternal. ... Arius continued to argue that since the Son was begotten of the Father then at some point Jesus began to exist. If there was a time when the Son did not exist, then the Son could not be eternal and consequently not God. ... To claim that the Council said the Father and Son were identical meant that the trinity teachings of the Church were incorrect. ...
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