What happened at the Council of Nicea?

Question

I asked this question already, but it never came thru! Damn...ok, so I missed the whole point...what did happen there?

thanks ya'll

Answer 1

The First Council of Nicaea, held in Nicea in Bithynia (in present-day Turkey), convoked by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in 325, was the first ecumenical[1] conference of bishops of the Christian Church, and most significantly resulted in the first uniform Christian doctrine. With the creation of the Nicene Creed, a precedent was established for subsequent 'general (ecumenical) councils of Bishops' (Synods) to create statements of belief and canons of doctrinal orthodoxy— the intent being to define unity of beliefs for the whole of Christendom — a momentous event in the history of the Church and subsequent history of Europe.

The purpose of the council was to resolve disagreements in the Church of Alexandria over the nature of Jesus in relationship to the Father; in particular, whether Jesus was of the same or merely of similar substance as God the Father. St. Alexander of Alexandria and Athanasius took the first position; the popular presbyter Arius, from whom the term Arian controversy comes, took the second. The council decided against the Arians overwhelmingly (of the estimated 250-318 attendees, all but 2 voted against Arius). Another result of the council was an agreement on the date of the Christian Passover (Pascha in Greek; Easter in modern English), the most important feast of the ecclesiastical calendar. The council decided in favour of celebrating Jesus on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox, independently of the Bible's Hebrew Calendar (see also Quartodecimanism), and authorized the Bishop of Alexandria (presumably using the Alexandrian calendar) to announce annually the exact date to his fellow bishops.

The Council of Nicaea was historically significant because it was the first effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom.[2] "It was the first occasion for the development of technical Christology."[2] Further, "Constantine in convoking and presiding over the council signaled a measure of imperial control over the church."[2] With the creation of the Nicene Creed, a precedent was established for subsequent general councils to create a statement of belief and canons which were intended to become guidelines for doctrinal orthodoxy and a source of unity for the whole of Christendom — a momentous event in the history of the Church and subsequent history of Europe.

Answer 2

Emperor Constantine was trying to do several things: 1. He was moving the Capital of the Empire from Rome to the city of his namesake that was still under construction at the time of the council in Nicea. 2. He placed himself at the head of a new division of government -- the Catholic Church. 3. The Roman Pastor of the Lapsii/Catholic Church did not attend this meeting (thus proving that he was a nobody and certainly no Pope) 4. Constantine wanted to organize the churches of his Empire under his direct control, and begin creating a homogeneous theology, Bible translation, and Church Structure. 5. The congregants represented the Lapsii Churches of the Empire that had already been corrupted by Emperor Worship in 250 A.D. These who so feared persecution now traded the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head of their churches for an earthly King. 6. They drafted many resolutions, including those that try to deal with the Pure (Cathari) and the Paulicians in Cannon 8. These Cathari & Paulicians no longer recognized these apostized congregations as being Biblical. This division between the churches began in 250 A.D. 7. After 325 A.D. we see Constantine and the Lapsii churches zealously persecuting those who did not conform to their new heirarchy. Thus the Catholic Church in all of it's horrific perversion was born.

Answer 3

The Council of Nicea
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Answer 4

A bunch of old religious guys in robes got together, fought a lot and created Christianity to Constantines satsification.

That is Basically the truth.

The invented the whole thing Catholics and many Proestants do today, including Christmas and the Bible we use.

Answer 5

A bunch of scholars got together and decided which of the gospels they liked and which they didn't. Any of them that portrayed Christ as anything resembling just a human being (rather than a divine human being) were summarily thrown out.

Hence, all the evidence that Jesus had relations with Mary Magdalene, etc. were dispensed with by a group of fat, powerful clerics. And, voila! What they liked became the New Testament.

People went on to die in the millions over that decision.

Answer 6

The First Council of Nicaea
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11044a.htm

The Second Council of Nicaea
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11045a.htm

Answer 7

Part of the Catholic Church accepted the Nicean Creed and the other part didn't. These Eastern churches split off and were no longer part of the Catholic Church. What is the Nicean Creed? Some nonsense about the transubstantiality of the soul or the nontransubstantiality of it. It hurts my head to think of this nonsense...

Answer 8

Ecumenical meeting of Christians early church leaders who established the basic tenets of church doctrine, which are summated in the Nicene Creed.

Answer 9

Also remember that Constantine was no friend to the true Christian church. He was the first self declared Pontifist Maximus (pope) of the Caatholic church and started the church into the dark ages. This was all after he had killed thousands of Christians.

Answer 10

basically a whole bunch of bishops who distorted the Scriptures came up with all kinds of false doctrines like the trinity.