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Councils which are seen as traditional and as a continuation of
previous councils or synods
Such councils include the **Council of Jerusalem (50 AD) [Acts 15:6], the Council of Rome (155 AD), the Second
Council of Rome (193 AD), the Council of Ephesus (193 AD), the Council of Carthage (251 AD), the Council of
Iconium (258 AD), the **Council of Antioch (264 AD), the Councils of Arabia (246-247 AD), the Council of
Elvira (306 AD), the Council of Carthage (311 AD), the Synod of Neo-Caesarea (314 AD), the Council of Ancyra
(314 AD) and the Council of Arles (314 AD). -- and later the **Council in Nicaea, Bithynia (Turkey) in 325 A.D.
Regarding our further blog studies - The First Three major Church
Councils - Jerusalem in about 49 A.D. (Acts 15:6) attended by the
Apostles and Supervised by James [a brother of Jude and half-brother
to Jesus] - The Councils of Antioch [Christological (is Jesus really God)
controversies] in 264-268 A.D. -- and later the Nicaea Council in
Nicaea, Bithynia (Turkey) in 325 A.D. attended by the Church Bishops
[Constantine had invited all 1800 bishops of the Christian church,
about 1000 from the Roman Eastern Empire and 800 from the Roman
Western Empire - Wiki.com] *supervised (incognito) by Roman Emperor
Constantine I aka Constantine the Great
The first Church Council in Jerusalem [about 49 A.D.] was to determine the important issue of allowing Gentiles
access into the Jewish Christian Church (i.e. Genesis 12:3). The second Church Council the Councils of Antioch [in
Turkey] where in regard to the important issue of letting Jesus have access back into His own Church (Revelation
3:20) [i.e. as the heritics, desert fathers (desert monasticism), etc. had attempted to remove Jesus from His Church -
- Losing in the verdicts of the Councils at Antioch the heretics went out into the desert of Egypt and became the
desert (monks) monastics]. The third Church Council Nicaea 325 A.D. was in regard to allowing the Roman
Government access into and over the Christian Church (i.e. Romans 13:1). Constantine in a sense attempted to
prevail for the Roman Government [in false doctrine] where the earlier heretic monks had failed to gain influence
over the Christian Church at Antioch. Don't be misled the Arian heresy [Jesus as Son was not God] and the few
other topics [The date of celebration of the Paschal (Passover)/Easter observation. The Meletian schism. The validity
of baptism by heretics. The status of the lapse in the (Christian) persecution under co-Emperor Licinius. -
Wiki.com] were not about a healthy Church and doctrine but were about setting a secular Roman Government up as
arbitrator and mediator over the affairs of the Christian Church. When we study Church History much of the study
is going to be in regards to the give and take between Church Authority (i.e. Bishop Ambrose 339-397 A.D.) and
Government (State) Authority (i.e. King James I of England 1566-1625 A.D.) -- Note: the Nicaea Council is often
considered the first Church Council because it was the first Church/State Council and because it was the biggest and
most impacting of the time.
{Basic Christian: The 8 Kingdoms study} Alpha & Omega Ministries
Apologetics Blog - I have been downright encouraged to note the
response that has appeared to the amazing statements of James
McDonald of "Vertical Church" wherein he basically throws Nicene
orthodoxy under the proverbial bus - Now I know that "emergent" folks
have an odd relationship with history---they love to drag stuff out of
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