Targeting Main Ideas v.2

Christianity

The first central idea we discussed today was the Council of Nicaea that took place in 325 CE. This council affirmed the divinity of Christ and said that Father and Son were homoousios, which means of one substance. During the council the Arianism view that “Christ was created as a second entity of God” was rejected. The Trinity was established and the Nicene Creed was written.

Essay question: What was the Arianism view of the relationship between God and Christ and why was it rejected at the Council of Nicaea?

The second central idea was the Trinity. We learned what the Trinity is and how the entities relate to each other. We also went over how the Trinity can be monotheistic, and asked the question, how can Jesus be God. We learned how the Council of Nicaea addressed and answered those questions. The Council of Nicaea concluded that the Trinity is “three parts with different expressions of God” and “Jesus is 100% human and 100% divine”. The last topic on the Trinity included two different analogies to help us better understand how the three parts work together.

Essay question: How did the Council of Nicaea describe the Trinity?

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