In the year 325A.D the emperor of Rome, Constantine
gathered a group of church bishops and other leaders who believes in
Christianity. The purpose of the meeting was to define the true God for
all Christians and eliminate any confusion within Christ's church.
By the end of this council, Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit were
considered one and the same. Before the council, there was confusion
about, whether they should believe in one God, two gods or three
entities.
Here's a statement from
http://www.gotquestions.org/council-of-Nicea.html , "The Council of
Nicea affirmed the deity of Jesus Christ and established an official
definition of the Trinity—the deity of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
under one Godhead, in three co-equal and co-eternal Persons."
This was a pretty interesting article, if you've got time to read it, I
would also suggest checking out Wikipedia for more information about the
Council of Nicaea.
Here's Some of the Problems I Have with This Small Group of Proclaimed
Christians.
If I'm reading this statement correctly, a group of people or religious
leaders, 1700 years ago decided that Jesus, God the creator of
everything in the universe and the Holy Spirit are the same. What does
this mean to you? To me it establishes as a fact that a group of men, at
a meeting, under the control of the Roman empire and the Emperor
Constantine, made an agreement within the Council of man, not gods, that
the Trinity was now a fact.
If this one thing was created by a group of men, doesn't it get you
thinking about other things in your religion that might be false or even
misleading. These are some of the facts that most Christians tend to
either ignore or don't even have a clue that they exist.
I believe more Christians and other organized religions should inspire
their followers to learn more about how their religions were formed and
where they came from. I cannot verify that the Council of Nicaea ever
took place, I'm basing this information on historical writings from man,
that I either gather on the Internet or through books. I don't know if
any of this is true or false.
I don't need to believe the information, I don't need to believes the
information in the Bible, I need to research and gather more information
and with this information I can make an educated guess, and be happy
with that, I suggest you do the same.
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