The Division caused by the council of Nicea

      There were many heretical implications and doctrinal changes rooted from the Nicean Council. These implications have caused division among the church body and become the major forefront leading to what we now call Denominations.   The history

When the Roman emperor Constantine saw the great religious division among the different geographical divisions of his empire he became concerned that this might effect the stable condition of the current rule that Rome had on these areas. So out of concern for the Roman empire he put into motion what is historically called the Council of Nicea. Lets get one thing clear. He was not concerned at getting to the truth according to the original manuscripts or what the original twelve Apostles had preached from the beginning. On the contrary, Rome led the way in persecuting these One God, baptized in Jesus name, Holy Ghost filled Christians.

Many of these Christians were fed to the lions, torn apart by the limbs using animals as pulling devices, and burned at the stake. This was done not only for persecution, but as entertainment to the Roman citizens and to show the stand the leadership of the Roman Empire took against these Christians.

But what the Roman Empire didn’t count on was the wildfire like growth this persecution seemed to be causing in the Christian Church. It seemed the more the Christians were persecuted, the more the body of the Christian Church grew. And Rome could do nothing to stop this growth. So, Rome continued to carry on with its persecution of the Christians in hopes of wiping them out. The years passed and the Christian body still grew in number. Then the separation began. During this time of persecution many divisions were born in the church by false prophets as was prophesied by the Lord Jesus:

Mt:7:15: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Mt:24:11: And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

Mt:24:24: For there shall arise false Christ’s, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

2Pt:2:1: But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

1Jn:4:1: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

The Roman Emperor Constantine saw these divisions as threatening to the civil harmony of the Empire and he knew he had to do something to stabilize the situation and return Rome to the control it once had on its entire civilization. Constantine was not concerned with truth, he was concerned with peace and control. So, in his imperial wisdom, he implemented a meeting of the religious leaders of these divided areas which were currently under Roman law. The resulting declaration of that meeting would set into motion what is called the Trinitarian Doctrine.

In reading the historical part of this page we observe that the church leaders had great difficulty coming to an agreed declaration which could be unanimously decreed. Many declarations were submitted and turned down for lack of total agreement on the part of the religious leaders. The final declaration was settled and the religious leaders returned to their lands with a new decree to base their religious yet still divided doctrines upon.

  The truth

Now, lets get one thing straight. Decreeing the Biblical Truth was not the intent of the Roman Empire. Peace and stability was the main objective. Control was the issue that had to be settled. Constantine didn’t care that this new decree declared three separate Deities within the Godhead. He didn’t care that the leaders would go home and implement this Trinitarian decree upon their church bodies. He didn’t care about the eternal impact this would effect on the uncountable number of souls that followed this decree and newly formed doctrine. All he cared about was stability and control over the Roman governed nations.

The Trinity is a false man-made doctrine which has led many faithful followers to judgment. It is found nowhere in the original manuscripts. The doctrine the original Orthodox Church leaders implemented to the world has to date led many away from the truth of the original manuscripts concerning the Oneness of God, the proper method of Baptism, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Click on these highlighted words to learn more about each.

This site is not here to bash any denomination. Denominations (or church separations) are all derived from separation from the original Orthodox church body. The Apostolic body of the original church remained mostly silent throughout the Midlevel ages while the Orthodox churches continued with their doctrinal changes and divisions. Yet in recent times the Apostolic Faith Churches have shown a massive revival as prophesied in the Holy Scriptures concerning the last days or (the end times).

This site is here to present the truth according to the written word of God. The history of the Church is at everyone’s availability. You are observing this current page on some type of browser which has the capability of browsing church historical libraries. Make sure you are reading accurate documentation and observe who or what body has written these documentations. For instance, you may be reading about the origins of Trinitarian Doctrine from a Catholic based web site which may implement Catholic Dogma on its web site. Check into other sites that are non-biased. Make sure that what you are reading is the truth. Lets take a look at what some of these church leaders in these large denominations have already done. Its in the history books and headlines daily.

The links provided will give you scriptural backup concerning the Godhead, Baptism, the Deity of Christ, and the true sign of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Trust no man with your soul. Look it up for yourself and make sure the doctrine you are studying is of the original manuscripts written by the Apostles and the letters written to the churches by the Apostle Paul. Study the Greek and Hebrew translations. Please follow the other links on this site if you haven’t already. There is plenty of scripturally accurate documentation for you to observe. Please don’t just close out without knowing the truth. Your soul depends on it. Here is scriptural warning about ignorance.

Hosea:4:6: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

2 Timothy:4:3: For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.

  So it was written, so it has become. http://www.thunderministries.com/history/Nicea.html