Editing First Council of Nicaea (section)

==== Distinctive elements ====
Some distinctive elements in the Nicene Creed, perhaps from the hand of Hosius of Cordova, were added, some specifically to counter the Arian point of view.<ref name="kelly1978">{{harvnb|Kelly|1978|loc=Chapter 9}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Loyn|1991|p=240}}</ref>

# Jesus Christ is described as "Light from Light, true God from true God", proclaiming his divinity.
# Jesus Christ is said to be "begotten, not made", asserting that he was not a mere creature, brought into being out of nothing, but the true Son of God, brought into being "from the substance of the Father".
# He is said to be "of one substance with the Father", proclaiming that although Jesus Christ is "true God" and God the Father is also "true God", they are "of one substance". The Greek term ''homoousios'', [[Consubstantiality|consubstantial]] (i.e. of the ''same'' substance) is ascribed by Eusebius of Caesarea to Constantine who, on this particular point, may have chosen to exercise his authority. The significance of this clause, however, is ambiguous as to the extent in which Jesus Christ and God the Father are "of one substance", and the issues it raised would be seriously controverted in the future.