The following is the faith statement from the First Church Council of Nicaea, 325 years after Jesus rose from the grave. The believing world was looking for a definition of the Jesus event. Who was this man Jesus, man or God? This was a disagreement between spiritual leaders yet the men and women on the street had opinions so strong that the mobs resorted to violence and murder of every description.
“We believe
in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that
is, seen and unseen. We believe in one
Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God
from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one
being with the Father.”
The
conclusion of the Council was that Jesus was born of God not man. One might ask, does God have a penis? No disrespect is intended but the words themselves
lead us to ask this question. Our world 1800
years ago believed in divine mythological characters running around doing all
kinds of crazy stuff, making God a family affair would have been easily
accepted. It was not.
What did the biblical writers mean by sonship, did they mean that Jesus was a co-equal with God or an emissary with a message from God? Was the resurrection of Jesus a testimony to his Godly character or a testimony to the Godly approval of his message? The difference may seem minute but this Council decided the theological foundation of the Christian faith. Was the decision of the Council righteous? Does the typical Christian care one way or the other? Go ahead, goggle the Council of Nicaea or read a book or two, there out there. Judge for yourself.
G.Goslaw
Landers, Ca
