It is now generally agreed that his ideas were not far from those that eventually emerged as orthodox, but the orthodoxy of his formulation of the doctrine of Christ is still controversial.
Tänapäeval arvatakse üldiselt, et Nestoriuse seisukohad ei erine oluliselt neist, mis jäid kehtima ortodokssetena, kuid tema sõnastus Kristuse doktriinist on endiselt vaieldav.