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The Arian Controversy

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  Alexander, Bishop at Alexandria, maintained the Orthodox position of the church against the Arians. That the Son is de facto co-eternal with the Father. As all scientific theories must show themselves falsifiable to qualify as theories, so too does Athanasius provide a test of falsifiability with his claim that, “…our adversaries must first prove that the Son is not the Son, but a creature made of nothing. Then, when they have done this, they may clamour as they like of His not being before He began to exist.      In a letter composed by Arius to Eusebius he states, “To the most desired Master, the faithful man of God, the Orthodox Eusebius, Arius, who is unjustly persecuted by Father Alexander, on account of the truth which conquereth all things, which truth thou also shieldeth…For the Bishop wastes and persecutes us exceedingly, and sets in motion every evil against us; so that he has driven us out of the city as godless men, because we do not agree with his assertion made in the p
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JESUS CHRIST AND HIS BEING Did He Even Exist

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  By Noel Coypel - http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Noel-Coypel/The-Resurrection-Of-Christ,-1700.html, Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28274624 PART THREE (B)   External Evidence: The Historical Account 2.  Semitic (Hebraic) Sources The biblical text indicates that whether for good or evil, whatever  comes, comes to the Jews first. “There will be tribulation and  distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also  the Greek, but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does  good, the Jew first and also the Greek. (Romans 2:9-10 ESV,  Emphasis added). [1] Also, “God, having raised up his servant, sent  him to you first , [speaking of the Jews] to bless you by turning every  one of you from your wickedness. (Acts 3:26, Emphasis added)  Finally, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of  God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also  to the Greek. (Romans 1:16, Emphasis Added) So what’s the point? 
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ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ ([The Gospel] According to John)

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1, ESV) [1] Ἐν (In) ἀρχῇ (beginning) ἦν (be) ὁ (the) λόγος (Word), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) λόγος (Word) ἦν (be) πρὸς (with) τὸν (the) θεόν (God), καὶ (and) θεὸς (God) ἦν (be) ὁ (the) λόγος (Word).   This fourth book of the New Testament falls within the genre of the four gospels. Matthew, Mark, and Luke make up what are referred to as the Synoptic Gospels. The word, "synoptic", is divided into two parts, syn , from the Greek meaning with or together with and functions as a prefix; while the second part optic , from the Greek optikos , means to be visible or to be seen . John’s gospel commences with the ministry of Christ to the time of His ascension, as does Mark’s gospel. One thing that differentiates the synoptic gospels from that of John is that the first three are about establishing “the kingdom of God” or “heaven”, 121x in the synoptics and only 5x in the gospel of John. The c
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