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On May 20, 325, the First Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical council of Christian bishops at Nicaea, Asia Minor, began.
"The Council of Nicea
The first council of Nicea (Nicaea) was the first ecumenical council of the Christian church, and it lasted between May and August, 325 CE. It was held in Nicea, Bithynia (in Anatolia, modern Turkey), and a total of 318 bishops attended, according to the records of the bishop at Nicea, Athanasius (bishop from 328–273). The number 318 is a symbolic number for the Abrahamic religions: basically, there would be one participant at Nicea to represent each of the members of the Biblical Abraham's household. The Nicean council had three goals:
1. to resolve the Melitian controversy—which was over the readmission to the Church of lapsed Christians,
2. to establish how to calculate the date of Easter each year, and
3. to settle matters stirred up by Arius, the presbyter at Alexandria."
"The Council of Nicea
The first council of Nicea (Nicaea) was the first ecumenical council of the Christian church, and it lasted between May and August, 325 CE. It was held in Nicea, Bithynia (in Anatolia, modern Turkey), and a total of 318 bishops attended, according to the records of the bishop at Nicea, Athanasius (bishop from 328–273). The number 318 is a symbolic number for the Abrahamic religions: basically, there would be one participant at Nicea to represent each of the members of the Biblical Abraham's household. The Nicean council had three goals:
1. to resolve the Melitian controversy—which was over the readmission to the Church of lapsed Christians,
2. to establish how to calculate the date of Easter each year, and
3. to settle matters stirred up by Arius, the presbyter at Alexandria."
What Was Debated at the Council of Nicea?
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Americans it seems to me talk about religion more often than anyone national group I have been in contact with. Near my house with 6 miles on a mountain top in the US Appalachians their are 15 different denominations all with different understandings of biblical verse. I’m “ thinking" what the Councils throughout history tried to do was build some order in all these differences. Maybe? Just like a medical doctor should not be his own medical doctor, maybe it is best to let prayerful biblical experts define the numbers of Gods creatures. Maybe?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Cpl Archie H. Try Hanging Out in Pensacola FL where I trained as a "Spook" I swear there is a "Seminary" on every Other Corner and a Cat House on every Third Corner. When they aren't shoving Religion down your Throat they're seriously partaking in all manner of vices.
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The Arian heresy was considered quite important as late as the 16th century. Growing up Lutheran, part of our catechism classes to receive communion was memorizing the Nicene Creed, a stricture straight from old Martin Luther himself. That thing was 3-4 times longer than the Apostles Creed and we hated it.
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