1. The Son and the Father do not have the same essence [ousia].
2. The Son is a created being, even though he is to be recognized as first and foremost among created beings in terms of origination and rank.
3. Although the Son was the creator of the worlds, and must therefore have existed before them and before all time, there was nevertheless a time when the Son did not exist.
The most fundamental Arian belief was the Jesus Christ was not divine in any meaningful sense of the term. He was first among the creatures--that is preeminent in rank, yet unquestionable a creature rather than divine.
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