Lutheranism Accepts the teachings of the first seven ecumenical councils of the undivided Christian Church. The first seven ecumenical councils are First Council of Nicaea‚ First Council of Constantinople‚ Council of Ephesus‚ Council of Chalcedon‚ Second Council of Constantinople‚ Third Council of Constantinople‚ and finally the Second Council of Nicaea. Lutheranism was one of the first Protestant religions/churches in the world and it all started because of a revolt against the Catholic Church and higher
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documentary evidence." (Heath 257) Some historians go as far as to say that he invented trigonometry. Not much is known about the life of Hipp archus. It is believed that he was born at Nicaea in Bithynia. (Sarton 285) The town of Nicaea is now called Iznik and is situated in northwestern Turkey. Founded in the 4th century BC‚ Nicaea lies on the eastern shore of Lake Iznik. He is one of the g reatest astronomers of all time. We know from Ptolemy’s references that he made astronomical observations from 161 to
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times from Alexandria by four different Roman Emperors. His theology was one where the Son begotten from the Father. The Son born unto the Father‚ therefore‚ establishing the Godhead of the divine. His theology established the doctrine approved at the Nicaea Council. His theology shifted from that of former
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Christian history" (Meyendorff 18). More particularly‚ it recognizes the authority of the ecumenical councils at which East and West were represented together. These were the councils of Nicaea I (325)‚ Constantinople (381)‚ Ephesus(431)‚ Chalcedon(451)‚ Constantinople II (553)‚ Constantinople III (680)‚ and Nicaea II (787) (Encarta 1996). The power of teaching and guiding the community is bestowed on certain ministries‚ particularly that of the bishop of each diocese or is directed through certain
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CONSTANTINE THE GREAT GEINUINE FAITH OR NECESSITY OF STATE CHHI 520 (SPRING 2013) Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary By Stephen P. Higgs (ID 25106280) May 5‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………..2 FAMILY HISTORY AND CHRISTIAN BACKDROP……………………………2-3 CONVERSION EXPERIENCE…………………………………………………….3-4 CHRISTIAN AFTERMATH AND RESULT OF CONVERSION………………...5 NEW CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS……………………………………………
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HIPPARCHUS (c 190 – c120 BC) Hipparchus was a Greek astronomer‚ mathematician and geographer. Surprisingly little is known about his early life. He was most certainly born in Nicaea‚ Bithynia‚ (which is now known as Iznik in Turkey)‚ around 190 BC. Most of what we do about him comes from the books of other scholars who came after him‚ such as Ptolemy and Strabo. It seems likely that Hipparchus studied in Alexandria but spent his later life in Rhodes. Strabo‚ another Greek geographer writing about
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Constantine the Great: More than an Emperor Akbar the Great‚ Suleyman the Magnificent‚ and Tzar Ivan the Terrible all have one thing in common; they each were given a title by their people because of the ways that they ruled. Flavius Valerius Constantinus was no different‚ he became known as Constantine the Great by instituting unprecedented policies which would come to affect the entire future of the Western Civilization. Constantine did many amazing things for his empire: he was the first ruler
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Constantine The Great (272-337 AD) When we look back at Christianity over the years‚ there are several people who are remembered for their impact on the religion. The first most important figure was Jesus Christ. However‚ if we travel forward a bit‚ into the 4th Century we come across Constantine. Historians agree that Constantine served as an important component in the spread of Christianity. Constantine provided a mean for the word of God to be spread‚ an end to the masacres of the innocent
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everything that comes from the Father is inferior to him because he created these things like Jesus. Arius could not see the distinction between “creating” and “begetting” because he thought of receptivity (i.e. begotten) as non-divine. At the Council of Nicaea the word “begotten” is defined as meaning made of the same substance which then leads to the understanding that Jesus is consubstantial with the Father (i.e.
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World Religions Exam Review Vocabulary Allah - Arabic word for God; Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews‚ but some of the revelations are interpreted differently. The word "Allah" is a unique word because it is genderless. It is neither masculine nor feminine. (I) Adhan - the first sound that the newborn hears. It is a call
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