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These 2 charts come from "Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine" by Dr. H. Wayne House, published by Zondervan Publishers. This is an excellent reference book and is available through any Christian bookstore or check our links to Christian book dealers.

27. Historical Christological Heresies

Viewpoints of the Ebionites Docetists Arians
Proponents Judaizers Basilides
Valentinus
Patripassians Sabellians		 Arius, presbyter of Alexandria Origen
Time 2nd century Lates 1st century 4th century
Denial Genuine deity Genuine humanity Genuine deity
Explanation Christ had the Spirit after his baptism; he was not preexistent Jesus appeared human but was really divine Christ was the first and highest created being, homiousia, not homoousia
Condemned No official condemnation No official condemnation Council of Nicea, A.D. 325
Associated With Legalism Evil of material world and oussian divinity of man as taught by Marcion and Gnostics Generation=creation
Argument for They are monotheistic They affirm Christ's deity They teach that Christ is subordinate to the Father
Argument Against Only a divine Christ is worthy of worship (John 1:1; 20:28; Heb. 13:8) If Christ were not human He could not redeem humanity (Heb. 2:14; 1 John 4:1-3) Only a divine Christ is worthy of worship; this view tends towards polytheism. Only a divine Christ can save (Phil. 2:6; Rev. 1:8)
Major Opponents Irenaeus Hippolytus
Origen
Eusebius		 Irenaeus
Hippolytus		 Athanasius
Ossius

27. Historical Christological Heresies (Continued)

Viewpoints of the Appollinarians Nestorians Eutychians
Proponents Apollinarius, bishop of Laodicea
Justin Martyr		 Represented by Nestorius, 5th century bishop of Constantinople Represented by Eutychians
Theodosius II
Time 4th century 5th century 5th century
Denial Completeness of humanity Unity of person Distinction of natures
Explanation The divine Logos took the place of the human mind. Union was moral, not organic-thus two persons. The human was completely controlled by the divine. Monophysirist; the human nature was swallowed by the divine to create a new third natures - a tertium quid.
Condemned Council of Antioch, A.D. 378,379
Council of Constantinople A.D. 381		 Synod of Ephesus A.D. 431 Concil of Chalcedon, A.D. 405; defended by "Robber Synod" of Ephesus, A.D. 449; Condemned by Chalcedon, A.D. 451
Associated with Logos=reason in all people "Word-flesh" (Antiochene) not "word-man" (Alexandirian) Christology; opposed to using theotokos of Mary. Concern for the unity and divinity of Christ; Alexandrian (minimized humanity)
Argument for Affirmed Christ's deity and real humanness Distinguished human Jesus, who died, from Divine Son, who cannot die. Maintained the unity of Christ's person.
Argument against If Christ did not have a human mind, he would not be truly human (Heb.2:14; 1 John 4:1-3) If the death of Jesus was the act of a human person, not of God, it could not be efficacious (Rev. 1:12-18) If Christ were neither a man nor God, he could not redeem as or as God (Phil. 2:6)
Major opponents Vitalis
Pope Damascus
Basil, Theodosius Gregory of Nazianzen Gregory of Nyssa		 Cyril of Alexandira Flavian of Constantinople Pope Leo
Theodoret
Eusebius of Dorylaeum

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