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Bible Verses About Arianism

Early Christian writers strongly rejected Arian teaching and treated it as a denial of Christ’s full Godhead. Alexander of Alexandria is the clearest witness here, calling Arian teaching blasphemy against Christ and saying it tried to make the Son only like other creatures; related Bible passages such as John 1:1 and 1 John 4:3 were used to support that reading.

The witness is broad enough to show an early anti-Arian line, but it is also mixed because many of the available cards are only loosely related or are general anti-heresy statements rather than direct Arian texts. The direct evidence is strongest in Alexander, with nearby support from other anti-heretical writers and key New Testament passages about Christ and false teaching.

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Foundation Texts

1 John 4:3 primary

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Direct warning about denying Christ's incarnation.

Supporting Passages

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Related because Arianism is named after Arius, but this passage is not about the heresy.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Primary Christological text behind later anti-Arian argument.

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

General doctrinal boundary text.

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

General warning against false doctrine.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

Matches the antichrist language used against false confession.

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

Parallel warning against deceivers.