The Council of Nicea was run by Constantine, a man who murdered his wife and son. How can you trust such a violent man with all your religious beliefs?
2006-10-10 14:56:48 · 14 answers · asked by Asilos Magdalena 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
that is the whole point, the new testaments as is the old testaments are just creations of a ingenious mind.
the bible is just a fairy tale story book intent on brainwashing christians to blind faith.
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2006-10-18 14:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The New Testament has nothing to do with Constantine, Newer versions such as the NIV AND NASV are translated from orginal documents going back to 35-70 AD. God is perfectly able to maintain his Holy word regardless of how wicked a man is in charge. Even the King James varies very little and I'd trust it just as much as the newer ones, the overall differences are minimal. Constantine was not a Christian you are correct in that much and neither were any of the murdering scum pretending to be Christians all down through the ages. True Christian's died for Christ, like Paul and James and Stephen and so many thousands of others.
2006-10-10 15:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by Prophecy+History=TRUTH 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the four Gospels were declared to be the holy word of God by St Irenaeus in the 2nd century.
The current Catholic Canon was not set at Nicea, but at the Council of Rome later in the 4th century. The Pope, not the emperor, presided.
So -- a more interesting question is why do Protestants believe the Catholics were right in declaring the majority of the books of the Bible to be the holy word of God, but think that these same people were wrong about the Apochrypha?
2006-10-10 15:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Constantine had nothing to do with the books of the bible. They were pretty much already accepted before the Council of Nicea. The council just made it offical.
2006-10-10 15:00:38 · answer #4 · answered by Jason M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Instead of throwing out such notions as you state above, why not do some real research so you know what you are talking about?
Read: the Text of the New Testament; It's Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration by Bruce Manning Metzger
2006-10-10 15:17:08 · answer #5 · answered by chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Council of Nicea is an actual event in history, but there’s no evidence that church leaders agreed to change Scripture to fit a desired doctrine or teaching. On the contrary, at Nicea church leaders affirmed the clear teaching of the Gospels written more than two centuries earlier: Jesus Christ is God."
2006-10-10 15:05:45 · answer #6 · answered by nubins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being as you appear to be a student of history, you may recall finding there was a split in that meeting.. The east and the west. Now if you are going to carry it any further, one must of necessity understand how many languages have been involved in the writing of the scriptures. Constantine could in no way have made any changes in what is there. There was removal of many of the epistles.
2006-10-10 15:07:47 · answer #7 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Constantine did not write the scriptures. Take a class.
2006-10-10 15:04:37 · answer #8 · answered by Pearly Gator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible is full of murderers and all kinds of violent people and you don't trust in a person, trust in the man above as the bible is his written word.
2006-10-10 15:03:38 · answer #9 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what I've read, christianity actually supported the idea of reincarnation, before the Council of Nicea.
that'd change things around wouldn't it?
2006-10-10 15:03:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋