Every church has a creed.
A creed is a set of religious beliefs approved by a church. A creed usually consists of a brief written statement of beliefs. The theology of Paul became dominant in the early Christian movement but one of Paul's ideas caused much debate among church leaders. The Roman emperor Constantine, who viewed the Christian church as a positive influence in the empire, became concerned that the theological controversy might threaten the unity and stability of the empire. At that time, a Christian priest named Arius in Alexandria, Egypt, was preaching that Jesus was divine because he had been created by God the Father before the world existed but that Jesus was subordinate to God the Father.