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Jesus the Son and God the Father are completely dissimilar in substance
| Jesus the Son and God the Father are completely dissimilar in substance | |
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| Subjects | |
| Composition of the Christian God |
Christianity |
| Jesus |
Theology |
| Linking arguments | |
| Jesus the Son and God the Father are alike but inequal in substance Jesus the Son and God the Father are equal in substance Jesus the Son and God the Father are substantially different
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- Note: This doctrine is called anomoeanism.
Supporting arguments
Only God has always existed, and the Son came to exist later, being a "son" of God in a strictly symbolic sense. The Son and the Father are completely different in essence and substance. [1]
Opposing arguments
The Son and the Father are two parts of the Trinity of divine persons. The belief that Jesus the Son and God the Father are exactly equal in substance was declared doctrine of the Catholic Church at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE. [2]
- Related argument: The Catholic Church is a source of scriptural and doctrinal authority.
- Related argument: God consists of three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- Related argument: Jesus the Son and God the Father are equal in substance.
Only God has always existed, and the Son came to exist later, being a "son" of God in a strictly symbolic sense. The Son and the Father are not made of identical substance, but are very similar. [3] [4]
Only God has always existed, and the Son came to exist later, being a "son" of God in a strictly symbolic sense. They are different in substance and essence. [5]
- Related argument: Jesus the Son and God the Father are substantially different.
