The individuals I am reffering to deny the teachings of Jehovah Witnesses (Jesus being Micheal the archangel, etc. etc.), whom this theory of a "created christ" is usually attributed to, and profess the Jehovah Witnesses to be false teachers. However, they insist that Jesus is a creation of God the Father (Created some time before Genesis 1:1). They do acknowledge the trinity, and I can see that they struggle when the try to apply the trinitarian view to their concept of a "created" Christ.
Is there any mainstream Christian denominations that really believe in a created Christ?
Would it be going too far to call this a heresy of the traditional Catholic or Prodestant faith?
2007-02-05 06:04:40 · 9 answers · asked by Bob S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christians who believe this *were* called Arians. At one time they were numerous enough and influential enough that they *were* mainstream Christianity. It was the Council of Nicaea convened by COnstantine that decided in favor of what is now the orthodox version of CHristianity. Arianism is something that has kept popping up in Christianity over the centuries, but yes, by orthodox Christian standards it is not only a heresy, but *the* heresy.
This is a very simplistic treatment of a complex issue, but I think that basically covers it.
2007-02-05 06:13:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's an old (~2000 year) heresy. The other major heresies were Jesus as just god (the body was an illusion), Jesus as just man (the spirit was inspiration), and Jesus as a adoption of god (god took over the body).
No mainstream Christian denomination accepts any of these. The Catholic-Protestant split was much more political than theological.
It makes no more sense than any other god/Jesus merger theory. It solves some theological problems and creates others.
2007-02-05 14:11:42 · answer #2 · answered by Dave P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think Jesus was created in the sense of how Adam and Eve were created. I think Jesus is the expression of the Father 's character, that He was with the Father before any creation and it was established before God ever made the earth, that Jesus would come to earth as a human to save the souls of men.
Revelation 13:8
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Also, consider John chapter 1
All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
From these verses, we can see that Jesus was with the Father all along, eternally present, not a part of the creation process.
I agree with my compadres on this one -- to teach anything else is simply heresy that cannot be backed up by the Bible.
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2007-02-05 14:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by cirque de lune 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, the Word (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit have always existed.
John 1:1-5 "In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God and He was God. He was in the beginning with God. He created everything there is. Nothing exists that he didn't make.
LIFE ITSELF WAS IN HIM, and this life gives light to everyone.
INDISPUTABLE.
Any doctrine that says otherwise is false teaching.
Nuff said.
2007-02-05 14:13:50 · answer #4 · answered by Dianne C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can Christ ever have been created any more than God was ever created because He is eternal. Christ is just part of the Almighty, detached from Him, God the Father, to incarnate on earth as Man.
2007-02-05 14:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only-begotten means God was alone when he created the Word.
Proverbs 8:22-31 ...{These scriptures are used to identify Jesus birth, labor pains and other wording shows this cannot be talking about just wisdom, for one thing God always had wisdom, it was not created.}
Jesus said; 'OUR Father, who art in heaven,'...
He did not say 'Your Father',...and Jesus was on earth acknowledging his Father in Heaven.
The Father, YHWH is the Holy Spirit. 2Cor.3:17. For sure the Father has given Jesus Holy Spirit.
See Eph.2:22.
2007-02-05 14:21:34 · answer #6 · answered by tina 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Belief in the Trinity as three co-equal and eternal persons is central to Christianity. Any faith that does not profess this may be similar to Christianity in other respects, but it is not Christianity.
2007-02-05 14:18:09 · answer #7 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None that I have joined this year....it is a far reach, but can be done...it was once before and so shall be also done once it has been done again, once more........
2007-02-05 14:07:54 · answer #8 · answered by metoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can not be a Christian and believe that
2007-02-05 14:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋