The importance of the deity of Jesus cannot be overstated. As believers spread the gospel around the world, many followed Paul’s example by using cultural similarities to convince people of the truth. They leaned on Greek culture and the worldview of some of the great philosophers who taught that a supreme being ruled the world. While this was an effective evangelistic tool at first, eventually some theologians began to drift away from orthodox teaching. This led to a great debate about who Jesus was and what the church believed. 

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