the Son was created by the Father
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The Son was created by the Father is the central Arian theological claim that the Son of God is a created being subordinate to God the Father rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Son was created by the Father canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1069296 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Son was created by the Father Context triple: [Arius, doctrine, the Son was created by the Father]
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A.
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons is the core claim of the theological doctrine known as Modalism, which teaches that the one God reveals Himself in different modes or aspects rather than as three coequal, coeternal persons.
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B.
the Father
The Father is the first person of the Christian Trinity, traditionally understood as the eternal, unbegotten source of the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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C.
Incarnation of Christ
The Incarnation of Christ is the Christian belief that the eternal Son of God assumed human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
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D.
On the Incarnation
On the Incarnation is a foundational Christian theological treatise by Athanasius of Alexandria that explains and defends the doctrine of the Word of God becoming human in Jesus Christ for the salvation of humanity.
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E.
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Son was created by the Father Target entity description: The Son was created by the Father is the central Arian theological claim that the Son of God is a created being subordinate to God the Father rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
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A.
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons is the core claim of the theological doctrine known as Modalism, which teaches that the one God reveals Himself in different modes or aspects rather than as three coequal, coeternal persons.
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B.
the Father
The Father is the first person of the Christian Trinity, traditionally understood as the eternal, unbegotten source of the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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C.
Incarnation of Christ
The Incarnation of Christ is the Christian belief that the eternal Son of God assumed human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
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D.
On the Incarnation
On the Incarnation is a foundational Christian theological treatise by Athanasius of Alexandria that explains and defends the doctrine of the Word of God becoming human in Jesus Christ for the salvation of humanity.
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E.
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arian theological claim
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Christological doctrine ⓘ Trinitarian controversy position ⓘ |
| asserts |
the Son is subordinate to God the Father
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the Son of God is a created being ⓘ |
| centralClaimOf | Arianism ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | non-Nicene Christology ⓘ |
| condemnedAs | heresy by mainstream Christianity ⓘ |
| contradictsDoctrine |
Nicene Christianity
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homoousios of the Son with the Father ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
createdness of the Son
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subordination of the Son to the Father ⓘ |
| denies |
co-eternity of the Son with the Father
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consubstantiality of the Son with the Father ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
eternal generation of the Son
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orthodox doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ |
| ecclesialReception |
accepted by some 4th-century Eastern bishops
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rejected by the majority of later Christian traditions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th-century Trinitarian controversies ⓘ |
| implies |
the Son has a beginning in time
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the Son is not equal in essence to the Father ⓘ the Son is not self-existent ⓘ |
| influenced | various later non-Trinitarian movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arius
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surface form:
Arius of Alexandria
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| languageUsed |
made out of nothing
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not of the same substance as the Father ⓘ |
| metaphysicalAssumption | hierarchical ordering within the Godhead ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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Nicene bishops ⓘ |
| rejectedAtCouncil |
First Council of Constantinople
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First Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| relatedDebate |
interpretation of divine sonship
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meaning of the term "begotten" ⓘ |
| scripturalDebateInvolves |
Epistle to the Colossians
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surface form:
Colossians 1:15
John 1:1 ⓘ Proverbs 8:22 ⓘ |
| soteriologicalImplication | a created Son mediates between God and creation ⓘ |
| statusInOrthodoxy | dogmatically rejected ⓘ |
| subordinationType | ontological subordination of the Son ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Arianism ⓘ |
| timeFrameImplied | there was when the Son was not ⓘ |
| viewOfFather |
sole unbegotten God
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ultimate source of all being ⓘ |
| viewOfSon |
highest of creatures
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not eternal in the same sense as the Father ⓘ |
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Subject: the Son was created by the Father Description of subject: The Son was created by the Father is the central Arian theological claim that the Son of God is a created being subordinate to God the Father rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
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