IntroductionSince the beginning of Christianity, the Christian Church has survived many controversies. However, at the beginning of the 4th century, the Arian controversy called into question the divinity of Jesus and endangered the unity of the Church. The controversy was sponsored by Arius, a presiding priest under Alexander, the bishop of Alexandria. Arius believed in the divinity of Jesus but he did not believe that Jesus was eternal. In other words, Arius believed that Jesus was inferior to God. On the other hand, Arius and Alexander disagreed and questioned whether the Logos, the Word of God, was co-eternal with God. In response to the controversy, the first ecumenical (universal) council was convened by Emperor Constantine. The Council was held at Nicaea in 325 AD. The emperor believed that the bishops could resolve the dispute regarding the nature of Jesus Christ. According to Alister E. McGrath, "the question was whether Jesus Christ could legitimately be described as God." The debates at the council concerned what the Church believed about Jesus and the Trinity. Origen's Christology and Trinitarian Beliefs Origen, a biblical scholar of the Alexandrian school, believed that the Father is the source of the Trinity and is therefore the absolute God or unbegotten God. Origen taught that the Son manifests the attributes of God the Father. He also believed that God's Word and Wisdom were "eternally generated" by the Father. Although Origen loved God and his people, his views on the preexistence of the human soul before human birth were condemned as heresy. Origen believed that the human soul is incarnated in a body reflecting the degree of pre-existing obedience or disobedience to God. According to Origen... middle of paper ... we know that Jesus is God and that he is fully God and fully human. The questions and answers debated by the early Christian fathers proved Jesus' humanity and divinity. They referred to the Scriptures in their debates and their decisions were guided by the Holy Spirit. The creed from the Council of Nicea is still used in many churches today. The creed unified Christian beliefs and defined the relationship between God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. It states that as Christians we believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Similar to the Word of God, the beliefs in the creed have not changed since it was approved by the Council of Nicaea. Although there are churches that do not recite the creed, it is accepted by most mainstream churches. Most Christians today share the same beliefs as those of the early Christians..