To further clarify questions about Christian belief, the Council of Nicaea created the Nicene Creed. This creed was the most famous result of the council and was a statement and proclamation of faith that was issued by the bishops that made up the council. The Nicene Creed, signed at the council was very clear in its position on the arguments that brought the council together:
We believe…in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten from the Father, only-begotten, that is, from the substance of the Father, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one substance (homo ousios) with the Father, through Whom all things were made…. (White, 2009)
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Some of the most important of these aspects were the economy and different wars that waged through the colonization. All through the Spanish colonial period, the economy was based mainly on abuse and exploitation, both of Indian labor and of land. The first Spanish settlers structured the encomienda system by which Spaniards were given ownership of American land and of the villages on that land. In exchange for the conversion of the Indians to Christianity, the Spanish were allowed to take the land and labor and use it any way they saw fit. This system practically turned into outright slavery rather quickly: Indians were paid exceptionally low wages—if anything at all—to perform strenuous labor in mines and on plantations. The Spanish firmly believed that their duty as Christians was to bring that Christianity to the Natives, and that the idea of everlasting salvation was a great enough reward to justify any possible mistreatment in this life. Because of this, it all quickly became a race for control of people rather than land, and—not too surprisingly—abuse of the Natives became so common that it turned into the norm. Another aspect of the economy in this time was the exploitation of land. For a long time, gold was what drew conquistadors and Spanish settlers to the New World. At first, gold was the main mineral mined in the New World, and in many places, conquered Indians were given gold that they had to take to the Spaniards as rent. Failure to meet these expectations meant terribly harsh punishment from the Spanish. In 1545, the demand for gold from the Spanish slowed and moved onto silver. By the 18th century, however, the demand for silver declined, but by then a trans-Atlantic trade in slaves, commodities, and sugar made up for it. At the start of it, everything that the Spanish needed in its new territories was brought from Spain:
We believe…in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten from the Father, only-begotten, that is, from the substance of the Father, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one substance (homo ousios) with the Father, through Whom all things were made…. (White, 2009)
The creed contains the “anathema,” or condemnation, for people …show more content…
Some of the most important of these aspects were the economy and different wars that waged through the colonization. All through the Spanish colonial period, the economy was based mainly on abuse and exploitation, both of Indian labor and of land. The first Spanish settlers structured the encomienda system by which Spaniards were given ownership of American land and of the villages on that land. In exchange for the conversion of the Indians to Christianity, the Spanish were allowed to take the land and labor and use it any way they saw fit. This system practically turned into outright slavery rather quickly: Indians were paid exceptionally low wages—if anything at all—to perform strenuous labor in mines and on plantations. The Spanish firmly believed that their duty as Christians was to bring that Christianity to the Natives, and that the idea of everlasting salvation was a great enough reward to justify any possible mistreatment in this life. Because of this, it all quickly became a race for control of people rather than land, and—not too surprisingly—abuse of the Natives became so common that it turned into the norm. Another aspect of the economy in this time was the exploitation of land. For a long time, gold was what drew conquistadors and Spanish settlers to the New World. At first, gold was the main mineral mined in the New World, and in many places, conquered Indians were given gold that they had to take to the Spaniards as rent. Failure to meet these expectations meant terribly harsh punishment from the Spanish. In 1545, the demand for gold from the Spanish slowed and moved onto silver. By the 18th century, however, the demand for silver declined, but by then a trans-Atlantic trade in slaves, commodities, and sugar made up for it. At the start of it, everything that the Spanish needed in its new territories was brought from Spain: