Arianism & Docetism

Book written to combat docetism

Against Heresy

Denies the full divinity of Jesus

Arianism

Is Jesus Christ divine and eternal or was he created?

Arianism

Jesus is divine, and therefore is actually God.

Arianism

Arianism is named after

Arius

Arianism was rejected by the

Council of Nicea

How is Docetism dangerous to the church?

Denies Jesus' sacrifice of his human body for us to be redeemed and go to heaven

Denies the full humanity of Jesus Christ

Docetism

Is Jesus Christ really human or did he just appear to be so?

Docetism

What word in John's gospel implies that Jesus was human?

Flesh

Arianism denies the __

Full divinity of Jesus

Docetism denies the

Full humanity of Jesus

How is Arianism dangerous to the church?

If God is not human, he cannot be the Savior of humankind

Arianism: Jesus is n___

Not eternal

Docetism was rejected by the

St. Ireneaus

How was Arianism denied by the Council of Nicaea?

With the Nicene Creed which says God is father