Among early Christian theologians who believed in a pre-existent Jesus who was subordinate to God the Father were Lucian of Antioch , Eusebius of Caesarea , Arius , Eusebius of Nicomedia , Asterius the Sophist , Eunomius , and Ulfilas , as well as Felix , Bishop of Urgell .
It is associated with early church figures such as Justin Martyr , Lucian of Antioch , Eusebius of Caesarea , Arius , Eusebius of Nicomedia , Asterius the Sophist , Eunomius , and Ulfilas , as well as Felix , Bishop of Urgel and others who believed that Jesus was God in his divine nature but his divinity in his human nature was through adoption .