First Council of Ephesus

After the first ecumenical council, during the life of Emperor Constantine, the findings of the first ecumenical council were maintained and the Creed of Nicaea Prevailed. However, almost immediately after Constantine’s death in 337 controversies arose and lasted for more than forty years. The two sides of the controversy were made up of those who supported the findings in Nicaea and those who still supported the Arian views. This controversy ended up lasting until the Second ecumenical council…

Out of the first seven Ecumenical Councils there are three councils mentioned in this essay which include, the First Council of Nicaea (325), First Council of Constantinople (381), and the Council of Chalcedon (451). Overall these early ecumenical councils have changed the outlook of Christian beliefs, actions and practices within the Christian world. During the times of early church history, the controversies over the deity of Christ were debated over the years. The First Council of Nicaea…

really God, is the Holy Spirit a part of God, and is Jesus really full man and God.The first controversy was in 324 A.D. when Arius gives his position of God being the only eternal being and that Jesus the son is only a creature.Alexander (Bishop of Alexandria) response in disagreement was that Jesus is indeed a eternal being equal to God.This ultimately leads to Constantine calling the First Ecumenical Council in Nicea.Next, the controversy in 381 A.D. was meant to clear the question of the…

Father. This division was later coined the Arian Controversy after Arius failed to convince the Council of Nicaea (325 CE) of his position. Arius felt that the logos could not be of the same substance as God, but merely of similar substance. One of his most famous statements was “there was a time when he…

Christian faith staggered under infighting. As the Orthodox Church gained power after the First Council, they declared Arianism as heretical and not recognized by the church. Constantine the Great was baptized by an outspoken Arian who refused to recognize the Orthodox Church. There are no written records to attest if Constantine was baptized in accordance with Orthodox requirements by the Arian priest. To have the first Roman Emperor baptized as an Arian Christian would be extremely damaging…

Heretics often oppose the language of the Bible and the Creeds. Information in the Apostle’s Creed makes it easier for heresy to creep into everyone’s understanding. For example, there is not a particular need to address the Holy Spirit in the Apostle’s Creed because everyone during the time accepts the Holy Spirit is God (Gutenson, Apostle’s Creed Video,). Athanasius takes opposition to a common heretic, Arius. Arian beliefs are the nature of Jesus is not God and consequently, He cannot offer…

Constantinople by the turn of the 4th century. Emperor Constantine did his best to ensure its supremacy and unity under his command in particular by way of the results of the Council of Nicaea (325), the first of its kind, founding a uniform doctrine and church. Two things should be noted: a) That a large portion of this ecumenical council was dedicated not just to spell out one uniform doctrine the Nicene Creed but to fight and suppress the considerable influence of Arianism (Christ as a…

I have recently been doing some research and would love to share my knowledge with you. The Council of Jerusalem and Paul/Saul has been my main topic of learning this term. For my assessment I have chosen to go deeper into the knowledge of Saint Paul. Saint Paul was born in AD 8. This was roughly the same time as Jesus Christ. He was then known as Saul and he was a Jew. In AD 21 at the age of 12 or 13 Paul was educated by Rabbi Gamaliel in Jerusalem. Paul had despised Christians and watched over…

1.) Idealistic and spiritual motives were in fact at work. Doing penance for one's sins was a powerful spiritual factor. An especially powerful motive was the religious aura of Jerusalem, which had been a popular pilgrimage site for Christians. The popes of the Gregorian Reform delegated shedding blood to the laity. The Crusades were military expeditions launched against unbelieving Muslims and heretics. 2.) Pope Innocent III believed he could intervene in political affairs when moral or…

followed were crucial points in the history of Christianity. The Catholic Church was largely affected by the Iconoclastic movement during that time and the continued growth and popularity of religion was tested. Both the Decree of the Iconoclast Council of Constantinople and the Decree of Second Nicea shaped the Byzantine Empire during the time of Constantine V and Leo III’s rule. During the time when Iconoclasm was in high popularity and religious imagery, specifically regarding Christianity…