Council Of Nicea Flashcards
What is a creed?
Statement of beliefs
When was the council of Nicaea a thing?
325AD
What is a reason of how Constantine’s ‘creed of nicea’ help Christian churches
(Give four reasons)
1- combat and defence heresy’s-to use and explain Christian uses
2-creed=pass to new believers, what they learn is true
3-it’s ends debate over the trinity,Mary,after life
4-everyone should have access to the creed even people who live far away and have heard muddled up stuff about Christianity and wanna know the truth.
Tell me the full story of the council of Nicea
Constantine had ended Christian persecution but the church’s problems were over yet. Arius causing arguments about the Christian community and questions about Jesus. Arius complained that God had created Jesus so therefore Jesus must be less than God. Arius idea became very very popular and Constantine was afraid that it may split the Catholic Church and the Roman Empire. In 325AD a meeting was called and 220 bishops where summoned. They needed up believing that Arius’s controversy was just a heresy, they described to make a creed called the creed of Nicea explaining to people about how Jesus is both man and God and Jesus and God are both equal
