“WE hold for certain that Jesus, our Lord, is God the Son of God, King the son of the King, Light of Light, Creator, Counsellor, Leader, Way, Savior, Shepherd, Gatherer, Gate, Pearl, and Lamp. He is thus called by many names. But leaving aside all the rest, let us show that He is Son of God, Himself God Who came forth from God.”
~St. Aphraates (the “Persian Sage”): Demonstrations, XVII, 2.