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1. I believe it is very important that all churches should share the same doctrine so everyone has the same beliefs and can get along with each other. They would have no arguments. It is also important to share the same date for Christian festivals they only have to do a couple a year instead of so many different ones that are hard to keep track of.
2. It must have been devastating and hard to be at the first church council meeting because of all the persecution. If you were there, you must have felt important because you made history.
3. Constantine ruled the Roman empire and issued the Edict of Milan. He also returned a lot of the Church property that had been seized during the Great Persecution.
4. The doctrine enshrined in the creed they produced was the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit because they are the same people, but they thought they were different. The teachings of Arius can be rebutted by becoming more involved with God and become more devoted to Him. More space is given to Christ than to God the Father or the Holy Spirit because Christ is the Son of God who can take away all of our sins.
5. The people who were present probably didn't accept the creed because they had different point of views and religious beliefs such as believing that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit were different people. The argument does hold water. I think it is right to condemn them as heretics because if they did not choose to believe in what their religion was telling them to believe in, they shouldn't be in that religion. The creed was proposed by Eusebius and not adopted by the council because he did not want to support both sides. He also assented it because he was not fully into the idea of the creed anymore.
6. Even though the Nicene Creed spells out a lot of things in the Bible, but it can go much further than that. It does successfully draw the line between true and false Christianity.

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Lizzy Cannon, Gavin Eckstrom, Kenneth Simpson, Dario Cardenas, Shawn Velazquez

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Lizzy Cannon, Gavin Eckstrom, Kenneth Simpson, Dario Cardenas, Shawn Velazquez

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1. It is important to share the same doctrine for Christian festivals because if not the church will be divided and fight against each other.
2. It would be a privilege, but also stressful to be with so many important members of the church and deciding important factors in the religion.
3. Constantine affected the decision of the council by helping them agree on the right doctrine. He was a good influence because he helped the council decide.
4. The doctrine enshrined in the creed it was the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit are the same person. That rebuted Arias' teachings because Arias taught that they weren't the same person and that Jesus wasn't as divine as God.
5. Some of the people could not accept the creed because they believe that the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit were different people. The church was not right to declare them heretics because that was religious persecution.
6. The Nicene creed goes further and we think it successfully draws a line between true and false Christianity.

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Mary Nouneh. Amanda Bundschuh, Reese Ward, Bryce Weagle, and Sami Streitfeld

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Mary Nouneh. Amanda Bundschuh, Reese Ward, Bryce Weagle, and Sami Streitfeld

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1. We think it is very important that all churches should share the same doctrine and date because everyone will know what's going on and understand. No one will be arguing on which date and no one will be divided.
2. It must have been difficult at the first meeting of all the church leaders because you would have to be responsible and if you said the wrong opinion you didn't know how the other church leaders would react.
3. The role that Constantine play at the council was important. He had everyone support Christianity and he helped them agree on the right doctrine.
4. The doctrine enshrined in the creed it was the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are the same people. We can rebut the teachings of Arius by helping each other and having God closer to us.More an more space is given to Christ that God because Christ is the Son of God.
5. Some of the people could not accept the creed because they believe that the father, son, and holy spirit were different people.
6. The Nicene creed goes beyond then we think. It draws a line between real and non real Christianity.

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Oskar Stark, Ethan Stubington, Caden Owen, Sam Horner, and Brooke Briggs

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Oskar Stark, Ethan Stubington, Caden Owen, Sam Horner, and Brooke Briggs

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1.They should share doctrines because they will get closer with their faith by doing this.

2.It would be very straining less and stressful because nothing like this has ever happened.

3. Constantine was influence on the council because he helped them a lot. He also helped get together.

4. We would summarize the doctrine enshrined by the father, the son, and the holy spirit as God. You rebut the teaching of Arius by having a better relationship with God.

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John Van der Wel, Drew Wolk, Zach Fine, Emma Carney, Maddox Latta (ABSENT)

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John Van der Wel, Drew Wolk, Zach Fine, Emma Carney, Maddox Latta (ABSENT)

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Council of Nicea

1.  It is very important because the Catholic faith can become closer as a community by celebrating feast days and festivals.

2.  We think that it would be an amazing  because it would be very cool to meet all of the religious people and it would be a little scary because so many people suffered from prosecution.

3.  Constantine played a very important role in the council because he helped to influence everyone to support Christianity. He was a good influence and and greatly advanced Christianity.

4.  We think that the doctrine contains the three bodies of God, The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. We can rebut the teachings of Arius by helping each other and becoming closer with God. More space is given to Christ than God because Christ is the Son of God and very important.

5. Some of the present religious figures would probably not accept the creed today. The argument does hold water. We believe that the Council was right to condemn Arianism because it defies what they believe in. The creed was proposed by Ebiues.

6.  It spells out the Bible but it also gives more detail. It goes farther than the Bible in the sense that it is very religious. It has similar content but, it is worded differently.

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Azi Hormozdiari, Keith Higgins, Kevin Kitchen, Gavin Villalobos, Sophia Witwit, and Sophia Soli

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Azi Hormozdiari, Keith Higgins, Kevin Kitchen, Gavin Villalobos, Sophia Witwit, and Sophia Soli

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1. We think that it's very important because if a church bonds as a community they can get closer to each other and that means we will become closer to God.
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Mary Nouneh, Azi Hormozdiari, Amanda Bundschuh, Emma Carney, and Sydney Smith

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Windsor Williams
Ryan Scandurra
Leroy Freelon
Tyler Sanders
Sydney Smith

1.  We think it is very important that churches should share the same doctrine and the same date for Christian festivals because then there will be no arguing and everyone will be on the same page. Also, the church will not be divided.
2. We think it would be a great honor to be at the first council meeting because that means we are high esteemed and very important. Also we think it would be stressful and a little overwhelming but mostly exciting.
3.  Constantine was an influencer and helped everyone agree together. Constantine's presence was a very good influence to the council and he helped them a lot.
4. We would summarize the doctrine enshrined in the creed they produced as the father, son , and Holy Spirit all be one as God. You rebut the teaching of Arius by strengthening your faith with relationship with God. Also we can rebut the teaching of Arius by helping each other and our community.  More space is given to Christ than God because are very similar but Christ is the son while God is the father and Christ takes away the sins of the world.
5. Some of those present would not except the creed for thoroughly. yes, this argument holds water. The Council was right to condemn  them because Arianism goes against their religion. The Creed was proposed then adopted by the council because Eusebius wrote and supported both sides. His reservations about accepting the creed were one sided. He assented them because he was reluctant towards the creed.
6. The spelling goes further than the Bible. yes, we think it draws a line between Christianty.

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Council of Nicea.

One student from each group will be the actual Secretary regarding the weblink of THE COUNCIL OF NICEA. Here it is: https://www.christianhistoryinstitute.org/study/module/nicea/
DISCUSS AND POST YOUR ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
REVIEW & DISCUSSION
1. How important do you think it is that all churches should share the same doctrine and the same date for Christian festivals?
2. What do you think it must have been like to be present at this first meeting of all the church leaders? Some bishops there still bore injuries that they suffered from imperial persecution. How do you think they felt at this state-sponsored council?
3. What role did Constantine play at the council? Was his presence there a good influence?
4. How would you summarize the doctrine enshrined in the creed they produced? How does it rebut the teaching of Arius? Why is so much more space given to Christ than to God the Father or the Holy Spirit?
5. Why could some of those present not accept the creed? Does their argument hold water? Was the council right to condemn them as heretics?
Why was the creed proposed by Eusebius not adopted by the council? What were his reservations about accepting the official creed? Why did he assent in the end?
6. Does the Nicene Creed simply spell out the teaching of the Bible, or does it go further? Do you think it successfully draws the line between true and false Christianity?