THE COUNCIL OF NICEA The great Council of Nicea met from May to the end of July in 325. It was the first attempt to summon a general council at which the churches from every part of the Roman Empire should be represented. Constantine sponsored the event‚ with the government providing all transportation‚ food and lodging for the bishops and their entourages. No records were kept which identified all of the attendees‚ and varying accounts from that time placeing the number of attending bishops
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Created by Master of the Retable of the Reyes Catolicos (also known as Master of the Catholic Kings)‚ this is another version of The Annunciation‚ a very common subject for artists ever since the inception of Christianity. It was produced between 1466 and 1499 as oil on pine panel‚ and it stands at 60 3/8 x 37in. It is now located in San Francisco‚ CA in the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum as a gift from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. The centerpiece of the piece is obviously Mary‚ though she is
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wife referred to God as Papa. That next weekend Mack and his family left to visit relatives. Mack decides to go to the shack‚ his darkest nightmare. While Mack looks around‚ he finds nothing. As he starts to walk back‚ he is approached by the trinity; God the Father‚ God the Son‚ and the Holy Spirit. Right then and there his life was changed forever. He spent the rest of his weekend up at the shack with Papa. When it was time for Mack to leave‚ Papa took Mack on a hike and Papa revealed to
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Jehovah’s Witnesses History and Practices The Jehovah’s Witnesses were organized by Charles Taze Russell in the 1880’s. The group grew out of the Bible Student movement and the publishing company that Russell founded in the late 1870’s. In 1879‚ Russell launched the magazine Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence. The group continued its preaching making converts and publishing its magazine as its membership grew and infiltrated surrounding states. By 1880‚ there were numerous
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Jesus is divine. As you could of guessed the church didn’t have a liking to this movement‚ so the church created the articulation of the doctrine of Trinity. Monarchianism contradicts the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity. Monarchianism teaches that there is only one God and that‚ that God is represented as one person‚ which is the Father. The Trinity teaches that there is one god but it is represented into three people‚ which are the Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit. This would be considered a Heresy
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• Christians believe that GOD is BENEVOLENT. This means that he is good‚ kind and loving. THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY • Sometimes it is hard to understand how God can be the CREATOR of the universe and still be interested in the lives of all individuals. Christians have come up with an idea to help explain how this works‚ it is called the TRINITY. • The TRINITY splits God into three. 1. GOD THE FATHER – This part of GOD is responsible for creating the world and is like a parent
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Jesus Christ‚ the second Person of the Trinity is equal to the father in nature‚ yet the father sent him to die for the sins of the world. When God came upon earth he would have to identify himself as such. Jesus identified himself with God and as being one with God he also claimed that to see him was to see God. In order to be God‚ Jesus had to be God like in his moral attributes‚ love and goodness and to be able to have supreme power and knowledge and to be able to demonstrate this. This was
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Buddhism & Christianity Buddhism‚ when you hear this word what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Do you picture that big guy eating that’s known so well‚ or how about meditation? What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Christianity? Jesus? The church? These things are probably the only things that most people think of‚ but there is so much more to these religions and beliefs then most people know of. Let’s talk Buddhism; Buddhism is a widespread Asian
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impossible to speak of The role of the family in Christianity without mentioning its religious role. As we have already pointed out the family is indestructible for as a creational institution it bears the image of the Heavenly Family‚ the Holy Trinity‚ One God in Three Divine Persons‚ Father‚ Son and Holy Spirit. In addition‚ we have seen that the loving authoritative and submissive relationship between husband and wife constitutes a living image of the relation which unites Jesus Christ to his
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Jesus Christ is the center of Christian doctrine and truth‚ His identity is importance‚ therefore the doctrine of the Incarnation which reveals His identity is the foundation on which all of Christian doctrine is built. The doctrine of the Incarnation touches and affects virtually every single area of Christian theology. The doctrine of the Incarnation certainly does convey scriptural truth. The Christian doctrine of the Incarnation teaches that the Eternal Word. He became flesh and became like us
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