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“For you Israel are the people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord had chosen you out of all peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.”
Deuteronomy 7:6
God later promised that the messiah will come from the line of _____.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Gen 12: 1-3)
term for the first martyr
protomartyr
who was the first bishop of antioch(turkey)?
St. Ignatius
They don’t accept the pope as their head
Eastern Orthodox
What are the three important things for the belief of the catholic church?
- Bible
- Sacred apostolic tradition
- Church magisterium
This is composed of different sectarians and denominations
Protestantism
What are the two pillars of protestantism?
Sola Fedi - Faith alone
Sola Scriptura - Bible alone
Examples of protestantism?
born again, adventists, methodists
When did Emperor Constantine call the first council of Nicea?
325
Is derived from the name Arius
Arian
the official gatherings of the church ‘s leaders from all over the christian world
ecumenical council
meaning representing the church
ecumenical
Affirmed the divinity of Christ, and false doctrine of Arianism was rejected
First Council of Nicea (325)
This council clarified the nature of the Holy Spirit
First Council of Constantinople (381)
Clarified the nature of Christ’s personhood and the false teaching of nestorianism was repudiated .
Council of Ephesus (431)
believed that christ essentially exists as two persons in one body
nestorianism
the belief of hypostatic union states that-
jesus is 100% human & 100% divine
clarified the teaching concerning christ’s nature and hypostatic union
council of chalcedon (451)
confirmed the conclusion of the first council.
second council of constantinople (553)
established the nature of God’s will
third council of constantinople (680)
established the guidelines for the veneration of images
the secound council of nicea (787)
belief contrary to a religion’s teachings
heresy
the official teachings of the church
dogma
