In the first place then it appears, both from the objections of the one, and the direct assertion of the other, that the Christians of that age admitted in the fullest sense the Divinity of Christ. “Let them,” says Celsus, “account him an angel, but is he the first and only one that is come?” { 39} Hence it is plain, that however Celsus might confound angels and Christ, the Christians did not.
The assertions of Origen however are unequivocal, and decisive. Three distinct propositions form a prominent part { 40a} in his writings. First, That Christ was (ἀγένετος) uncreated. Secondly, That the Maker of the World is to be worshipped. Thirdly, That Christ is the Maker of the World. As to the first point it is sufficient to refer to a passage where Jesus Christ is expressly called the “uncreated Son of God.” { 40b} He preserves a precise distinction between creatures, (δημιουργημάτα) and their Creator; and he brings { 40c} them together into comparison as to the respect that is due to them. In the next place he says that we ought to worship { 40d} no creatures (δημιουργημάτα), but the Creator; { 40e} that we can only lift up our eyes { 40f} to the Creator of all the magnificence of Nature, to see whom we ought to admire, serve, and adore. Then he proclaims Jesus Christ { 41a} as the Creator of the Universe; that God working with him said at the creation, “Let there be Light, let _us_ make Man.” { 41b} But Origen is yet more distinct in the statement of his opinions. He says that the Father is indeed eminently God; { 41c} but that the worship of the Son { 41d} is not an inferior but a Divine worship; he applies the same expression to the adoration of Jesus Christ { 41e} by the Magi that he does to the worship of God; he speaks of the Father { 41f} and the Son being jointly worshipped as one God; he admits { 41g} the worship of the Son in his distinct individual character; he attributes to him immutability, { 41h} omnipresence, { 41i} and other qualities { 41j} which are characteristic only of the Most High. { 41k}
The personality of the Holy Ghost is distinctly admitted by Origen; { 42} and his descent upon earth at the day of Pentecost. He also frequently asserts, that miracles were performed upon earth by the agency { 43a} of the Holy Spirit.