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Nicene Council

“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” (Matthew 7:15-16)

Constantine was no shepherd of Christ much less a "bishop of bishops" of Christ's church. The more we study the detailed thorns of Constantine’s life and those ministers he and his successors appointed over men, the less convincing it is that the fruits of the Holy Spirit were in their questionable conversions. There were thousands upon thousands that suffered and toiled under their “exercising authority”[1], with tens of thousands who died at their murderous, bloody hands. The testimony of their lives bears witness to the purity or impurity of their souls and their claim to faith in Christ.

“Constantine intervened in ecclesiastical affairs to achieve unity; he presided over the first ecumenical council of the church at Nicaea in 325.”[2]

He claimed the office of Pontifex Maximus or High Priest, till he died. As the ruling High Priest, he had demanded that the bishops of the Church come to his council. There were over 1200 to 1800 known bishops at that time of this council depending on the source you rely on but at best barely 300 people who could be titled bishop even came.[3] They were not all bishops who did arrive, many could only be called presbyters and deacons with many leaving in protest.

According to the "Reconstructing the Council of Nicaea" by David Gwyn the final decisions of that particular council contained only 200 to maybe 220 people calling themselves bishop with the vast majority coming from the east.

It appears the few western attendees[4] included Hosius of Corduba (also a.k.a. Osius or Ossius) who was an advocate of Homoousion Christianity and had also attended "The Synod of Elvira" some 20 years earlier.

While the vast majority of bishops did not come we know that many who did were paid sums and provided for out of the treasury of Constantine.[5] That would be like Peter going to Rome at the expense of Caligula or Claudius or even Nero.

Some came to settle disputes that were stirring emotions about Arianism whose supporters included Eusebius of Nicomedia, Eusebius of Caesarea, Menophantus of Ephesus, Patrophilus of Scythopolis, Narcissus of Neronias, Theonas of Marmarike, Secundus of Ptolemais, and Theognis of Nicaea who would find themselves opposed by Alexander of Alexandria, Eustathius of Antioch, Marcellus of Ancyra and Macarius of Jerusalem.[6]

A seat of gold

Constantine sat on a golden throne, claiming to be the “Bishop of Bishops”, not as a servant of servants, but as a dictator.

Flavius Salerus Constantinus created the first major False religion posing as Christianity. The first ecumenical council of the church at Nicaea (Nicene Council) was attended by many from the eastern churches, where heresy thrived. A small fraction of known bishops came from the rest of the Empire.
Constantine I organized the Council along the lines of the Roman Senate and presided over it.
Pre-Constantine is an interesting nomenclature. The Church established by Jesus through His "calling out" of His "little flock" and the. appointment of "a kingdom" is clear in the text of scripture.
The Church of Constantine floundered with unrighteous support for a thousand years until it began crowning kings all over Europe and began oppression in earnest. With an inquisition of the faithful and rewriting the truth of history few people today understand what the early Church was doing and how it functioned in the "world" but not of it.
Where does Christ give the authority to the ministers of His Church to dictate a unity of beliefs for the whole of Christendom?
The First Council of Nicaea instituted by Constantine promoted a false ideology that religion is "what you think about God". This lie fueled by debate began redefining the word "religion" and has brought persecution, inquisitions, and wars ever since. But the greatest enemy of the Church as it was meant to be is "lack of knowledge" and false pride which keeps the people in darkness.

From Nicene Creed with the birthing pains of new doctrines which would not only unmoor the Gospel of the kingdom from its meaning but cover the truth in a cloud of doctrinal beliefs, rituals and ceremonies.

The historical record shows that those who answered the call of Constantine were financially rewarded with the spoils of Constantine's imperial rule for he clearly eas a ruler who continued to "exercise authority one over the other".[1]

Extravagant gifts of gold, silver, buildings, property, and privilege were bestowed on these collaborating bishops who accepted his rule from the top down. Those bishops who sanctioned his benevolence and title of “bishop of bishops” are difficult to justify since they were desires of his "dainties" in direct opposition to the Doctrine of Jesus.[1]

Did they abandon the teachings of Christ for the rewards of unrighteousness?

His gifts had been taken from fields of corpses and from an overtaxed populations. These false bishopdid not corrupt the Church established by Christ but established false religion in the name of Christ. They would say Lord,Lord with a form of godliness but denied the power to live by faith, hope, and charity alone through pure Religion.

If ever there was a sin of the Nicolaitan branded on the head of men, it was here at this council of hypocrisy. How could men justify this fundamental departure from the teachings of Christ by becoming the state Church of Constantine?

Fortunately, these men were a small minority.

True Christian faith continued to thrive in those who remained in the liberty of Christ.

Council of Constantinople

Those who did not answer his call or questioned his assumed authority were sent packing or, in the years to follow, were labeled heretics and cast out of the graces of these despotic '‘bishops'’, or simply murdered as heretics.

In 381 A.D., the Council of Constantinople was convened by Theodosius I. Only 150 bishops attended condemning various religious groups that did not heed the call of the emperor.

These were the bishops who took the gifts, gratuities, and benefits of men who exercise authority in direct contradiction of Christ.

Theodosius was as much a tyrant, and more, a murder of thousands than Constantine.

Abraham, Moses, John the Baptist and Jesus and the early Church advocated a Daily ministration for the needy. Jesus called out His ekklesia. The Church as we say today was institutionalized by Christ, Institutionalized means "established in practice or custom." Jesus spent years training His disciples which means "students" to be the ministers of His kingdom at hand, His government of God, which He took from those who were not bearing fruit and appointed to His "little flock". The problem today is most Churches are descended from the institutional Church of Constantine which was "established in practice or custom" in a different way. Constantine funded his new Church with tax money which provided for the poor. The modern institutional Church does the same. While there are many people who "say they are Christians" and many who are charitable people most of the care of the needy among the Churched and unchurched alike is provided by the state who merely takes from your neighbor to provide those benefits. These "covetous practices and customs" are contrary to the teachings of the prophets and certainly Jesus, James, Paul the Apostle and Peter and the "new covenant".

Several emperors had earlier guaranteed the protection of the Church. The idea that the Church was “legalized” may not be far from the truth, but what exactly does that mean?

There was now an official Church of Rome established by men who found favor with the rulers of Rome, but were they true Christians?

Or were they taking the name of the Lord in vain?

The legalizing of the Christian church was more a legalizing of certain collaborative sects of churches who claimed to be Christians and were willing to turn a blind eye, or at least give a grateful wink, to the autocratic oppression by these manipulating chiefs of state in exchange for exemption, if not wealth and protection.

Christ would not appeal to Rome to save his life, but these men petitioned Constantine and his senate, not to save their own life, but to take the lives of others. Abraham would not take a buckle, but these men took lavish gifts of gold and silver. They seemed to be “the lovers of soft things” like the Essenes spoken of in the courts of Herod.

These sects and governments have been able to control the writing of history throughout the ages. But, probably even more importantly, they promoted the compilation of the books we know today as the Bible. There is no clear record of how some writings were excluded and how others were chosen to be placed into what some referred as the canon.

“The 27 books of the New Testament are only a fraction of the literary production of the Christian communities in the first three centuries.”[7]

The First Council of Nicaea was a council of bishops who were convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea by the order of the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325.
The Icon is depicting Emperor Constantine, accompanied by his bishops of the First Council of Nicaea, holding the Niceno–Constantinopolitan Creed of 381 which is impossible since it would be written 50 years later. Constantine was instituting a new Church maintaining some of the teachings of Christ for his own purposes that often strayed considerably from the Doctrines of Jesus which crept into the minds of the people altering The Way of righteousness.

The synod of new doctrines

This general synod[8] was announced by Hosius of Cordoba[9] and was to be held in Ancyra. These new bishops chosen by the people who converted to "Christianity" by the Edict of Milan would divide people with the doctrines of men opposing the Doctrines of Jesus.

What were these new doctrines and what would their effect be then and now?

What mechanism or "Instrumentum regni" was available to Constantine to work his influence upon Christian doctrine?

What element not present in the Church established by Christ would need to be introduced by the world to bring in Apostasy?

Emperor Constantine eventually moved the convocation that was to be in Ancyra to Nicaea. This First Council of Nicaea opened on 20 May 325 and was "quite different" in its purposes and outcome. "[10]

Constantine, upon the recommendations of Hosius of Corduba[9]there was to be a synod[8] at Antioch led by his advisor Hosius of Cordoba. They had called all 1800 bishops of the Christian church (about 1000 in the east and 800 in the west), but only 250 to 320 bishops actually participated.

This council was called ecumenical[11] and was an effort to attain consensus in a group identified as a church through an assembly representing a new form of Christendom and would depend upon the approval and support of Constantine to impose their goals on all who disagreed.

"The ancient church historians affirmed that it was Constantine himself who convened the Council of Nicaea. However, a chronological examination of the contemporary documents shows that the convocation of Nicaea was quite different... Constantine’s participation was decisive for the success of Nicaea..."[10]

Although there are those who will report that it was the Roman Emperor Constantine convoked the first general (or “ecumenical”) council of the Catholic Church, that of Nicaea It was not the first council of bishops.

We have to look at what was going on at the time of these councils. After the Edict of Milan there was a huge influx of "christians by edict" who were baptized but may have not actually repented.

These converts by edict knew little about Christ but chose men like Ambrose to be their bishops even though they knew nothing about the Doctrines of Jesus by their own admission.

These new bishops and their converts by edict added their numbers but did not always want to give up all their old beliefs and ways.

Compare creeds

What about the creed[12] for true Christians who actually follow Christ?

A creed is even said to be a set of beliefs, principles, or opinions that strongly influence the way people live or work?

In both a creed causes action and influences what we do and the way we do it.

Anyone can voice a creed from words but only if it is from their own heart will their conviction cause the individuals actions to follow the way of Christ.

Many claiming to be followers of Christ may say "The Christian Creed refers to formal summaries of core Christian beliefs, with the most prominent being the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.

These creeds may serve as concise statements of what Christians say they believe about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Church, and salvation as a basis for theological discussion.

But many of the things included in such statements may only be the Doctrines of men and often fail to guide actions or influence specific behavior which seem to be required by Christ as righteous of God which we are supposed to be seeking along with the Kingdom of God.

Any gathering of believers can express a creed in their heart and mind at a given moment but it should always include elements of the Creed of Chris evidenced by His word. Probably if a creed encourages by influence or allows actions contrary to Christ they would not be of the doctrine of Jesus.

A Church can also publish a creed but can they impose that creed upon another through the exercise of authority? Athanasius the champion of orthodoxy version of a creed against Arian withheld grain to starving people to force is beliefs.

Who is to define and explain it the creed of Christ but Christ and His Holy Spirit?

Do we have to agree with men who seek to exercise authority one over the other concerning the Creed of Jesus?

And who other than the Holy Ghost should have authority?

Comparing the Creeds of men vs the Creed of God and Jesus
Creed of Jesus the Christ (30 AD) First Council of Nicaea (325) First Council of Constantinople (381)
I believe in one God,[13] the Father[14] Almighty,[15], the Creator,
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of all things visible and invisible.
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord[16] Jesus the Christ, the Son of God[17], begotten of the Father[14], And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds ( ages æons),
Who is the light[18] that comes from the essence[19] of the Father[14] Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, consubstantial[20] with the Father; Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
----
 By whom all things were made [both in heaven and on earth]; by whom all things were made;
and sent by Him[21] Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down and was incarnate and was made man; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary, and was made man;
to teach us to love one another[22], through a merciful sacrifice of fervent charity,[23] He suffered, and the third day he rose again, ascended into heaven; he was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father;
forgiving[24] and keeping His commandments[25] that we be not judged[26] among the wicked [27] From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. from thence he shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead;
----
 (325) ---- whose kingdom shall have no end.
according to the way[28] of the Holy Spirit.[29] And in the Holy Ghost. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets.
----
 (325) ---- In one holy catholic and apostolic Church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Apostles Creed and a creed specifically attributed to Jesus are not the same.
The Apostles' Creed are an early attempt by men to establish an official summary of what some saw as "Christian beliefs", an attempt at codification'.
While Jesus's teachings, which should be foundational to His form of Christianity, are not formally codified as a creed in the same way as those who met at Nicaea.
"The ministers of God may seek to define the will of God in word and deed, but it is God who is the final judge of who conforms to the true Creed of God."
If you were to attempt to sum-up what Jesus taught it must be accepted that "Jesus is Lord". This confession like "Jesus Christ our Lord", is repeated in the writings[30] of the actual Apostles and should be sufficient without adding to them.


Council of Alexandria

In 313 Hosius of Cordoba[9] appears at the court of Constantine after the Edict of Milan was signed in February. mentioned by name in a constitution directed by the emperor to Caecilianus of Carthage in that year. He is not listed among the attendees of the Synod of Arles of 314,

"The Council issued no fewer than twenty directives or canons (from the Greek canon, “rule” or “standard”) on such issues as the computation of the date of Easter, the manner of receiving back into the Church those who had apostatized during the persecutions, the conditions for ordination to the priesthood and elevation to the episcopate, questions concerning the conduct of the Church’s liturgy and official prayer, even usury, the taking of unjust interest."

"Just as the apostles at the primitive Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15) did not doubt their authority to decide for the Church with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, so the bishops at Nicaea took for granted that they too possessed authority to decide for the whole Church." [31]


"Athanasius described how Constantius once dealt with a group of recalcitrant bishops at a local council in Milan in 355. The bishops were refusing to sign a condemnation of Athanasius and to “receive the heretics into communion” they “protested against this innovation in Church discipline, crying out that such was not the ecclesiastical rule.” Whereupon the emperor broke in: “My will is canon law! Bishops in Syria make no such objections when I address them. Obey me or . . . exile.”" [31]



320 or 321 Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria, convoked a council at Alexandria at which more than one hundred bishops from Egypt and Libya anathematized Arius, his deacon.[2] In autumn 324 Hosius was the bearer of Constantine's letter to Bishop Alexander and Arius, in which he urged them to reconcile. After the Synod in Alexandria, Hosius led another synod in Antioch probably on the occasion of the election of Eustathius, after the death of Philogonius on November 324.



Leaders attended such as Eustathius of Antioch[32], Alexander of Alexandria[33], Athanasius[34], and Marcellus of Ancyra[35] all adhered to the Homoousian position. [36]

The council and most of its participants wanted to exercise authority one over the other and what they could believe, such as, who could be ministers of the people and who should be exiled. They also wanted to continue to receive financial support from Constantine.

The Council of Nicaea, in May 325, would declare Arius a heretic after he refused to sign the formula of faith stating that Christ was of the same divine nature as God.

Arius asserted a dissimilarity between the Son and the Father. Arianism holds that the Son is distinct from the Father and therefore subordinate to him which is concluded from Jesus conversation and prayers with God the Father and submission to His will.

In spite of his sympathy for Arius, Eusebius of Caesarea adhered to the decisions of the Council, accepting the entire creed.

If we take into consideration Christ's prohibition to His followers concerning exercising authority one over the other a serious concern may arise as to the authority of such a council.

These men were assembled by Constantine who convoked men[37] into a council that chose to banish Arian leaders from their churches for heresy. There is no doubt that under the Perfect law of liberty christian laity, ministers, deacons and bishops have the right to state they believe Arian leaders were heretics. Arianism was a doctrine that held that Christ was not divine but was a created being. That certainly may be incorrect for many reasons but did they have a right to banish people because they disagreed with them?

They also established the equality of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in what they identified as the Trinity and asserted that only the Son became incarnate as Jesus Christ.

It is said to be a synod[8] held at Antioch where, bishops who were supporting Arius were suspended

The power to suspend a bishop is the power to exercise authority one over the other.

Where did such power come from?


There were at least 7 other councils.[38]

Many of these bishops like Ambrose were not chosen as Christ had commanded nor were the people claiming to be believers in Christ who were electing them true [followers]] of The Way of Christ.

They were still fond of the legal charity provided by Constantine which was the wages of unrighteousness.


The idea of banishing a minister is certainly not compatible with the free practice of religion nor the directives of Jesus.

The early Church was organized in small groups of ten families as Christ commanded. Those group also gathered with each other through a network of ministers including deacons and bishops.

This was essential for a righteous daily ministration as needed or as practical. Christians would not partake of the free bread or dainties or welfare offered by the governments of the world because they exercise authority one over the other which Christ forbid.

Without that network of tens, hundreds and thousands Paul and Barnabas would not have been able to bring the relief provided by them as we see in Acts and the Epistles and survival without the "reward of unrighteousness" would have been near impossible during the dearths spoken of in the Bible.


"But in the end, Julian's revival failed. Much like the res publica of old, and the empire of the tetrarchs which sought to construct a political theology in order to bolster unity, so too would the later Christian emperors embrace the tradition that loyalty to the political community was based on one's adherence to the civic religion. In the case of the emperors who ruled before the onset of the fifth century, that religion would be Nicene Christianity." [39]

The Synod of Elvira | First Council of Nicaea or Council of Nicea |
First Council of Constantinople | Council of Ephesus |
Heresies | Arianism | Marcion | Donatism |
Constantine | Ambrose | Edict of Milan |
Allocutio ad imperatorem Constantinum |
Athanasius | Eustathius | Eusebius | Homoousion |
Nicene Creed | Council of Ephesus | Oration to the Saints |
Athenagoras of Athens | Methodius of Olympus | Jerome |
Siricius | Gregory the Great | Gregory of Nyssa |
Trinity | Son of God | gods | Doctrines of men |
Daily ministration | Corban | Welfare | Dainties |
Nimrod | Christian conflict | Fathers | Benefactors |
Snare | Yoke of bondage | Merchandise | Curse children |

Justin the Martyr | Hippolytus of Rome (200 AD) |
Theophilus | Origen | Jerome | Augustine of Hippo |
Constantine | Ambrose | Eusebius | Eustathius |
Allocutio ad imperatorem Constantinum |
Athanasius | Athenagoras of Athens |


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
    Matthew 20:25 "But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you:..."
    Mark 10:42 "But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But ye shall not be so:..."
    Luke 22:25 "And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye [shall] not [be] so:..."
  2. ↑ Microsoft Encarta 97
  3. ↑ Athanasius of Antioch giving a number as high as 318 according to "The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy 318-381" by Richard Hanson.
  4. ↑ Caecilianus of Carthage, Nicasius of Die, Marcus of Calabria, and Domnus of Pannonia. There was also a Victor and Vicentius who were only elders sent by Sylvestor of Rome.
  5. ↑ "Hosting the Council in Nicaea" by Dr. Ine Jacobs of Oxford, her writings on this topic can be found in The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea which was edited by Young Richard Kim.
  6. ↑ "The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy 318-381" by Richard Hanson.
  7. ↑ Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia Vol. 4 p.47
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 The term synod is from the Greek synodos, an “assembly”, in a church, a local or provincial assembly of bishops or other church officials meeting to resolve questions of discipline or administration. To determine is it is a Christian synod are they coming into one accord or are they choosing to exercise authority or "legislative authority" which Christ forbid.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Hosius of Corduba, also known as Osius or Ossius, was a bishop of Corduba and a prominent advocate for Homoousion Christianity in the Arian controversy that divided the early Christianity. He is believed to have presided at the First Council of Nicaea and also presided at the Council of Serdica. After Lactantius, he was the closest Christian advisor to Emperor Constantine the Great and guided the content of public utterances, such as Constantine's Oration to the Saints, addressed to the assembled bishops. He was willing to exile others he was also exiled remaining obstinate in his support of Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, an anti Arian trinitarian Coptic exiled no less than 5 times.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The ancient church historians affirmed that it was Constantine himself who convened the Council of Nicaea. However, a chronological examination of the contemporary documents shows that the convocation of Nicaea was quite different. This essay aims to examine the origin of the idea of holding the Nicene council. According to the available data, Ossius of Cordoba convened the great episcopal council that was to be held at Ancyra but ultimately occurred in Nicaea. Although Constantine’s participation was decisive for the success of Nicaea, the study of the historical sources indicates that the original idea of holding the council that ultimately occurred at Nicaea must be credited to Ossius."Abstract. Who Convened the First Council of Nicaea: Constantine or Ossius? Samuel Fernández, The Journal of Theological Studies, Volume 71, Issue 1, April 2020, Pages 196–211, Published by Oxford University Press.
  11. ↑ An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other matters. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. ↑ A "creed" is a statement of your belief in the principles that influence your life based on your personal convictions that then guide your actions and may be held by others.
  13. ↑ One God * Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
    • Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
    • Mark 1:24 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
    • Mark 10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God.
    • Mark 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
    • Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
      • Malachi 2:10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
    • Luke 4:34 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, [thou] Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
    • Luke 9:43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
    • Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
    • Luke 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.
    • John 8:41 "Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God. 42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word."
    • John 5:44 "How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?"
    • John 11:52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
      • Romans 3:30 Seeing [it is] one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
      • 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him.
      • Ephesians 4:6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.
      • 1 Timothy 2:5 For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
      • James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Fathers of the earth
    • Matthew 23:9 "And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."
    • Matthew 6:8 "Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen."
    • Matthew 7:21 "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."
    • Matthew 12:50 "For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."
    • Luke 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
    • Luke 11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
    • John 4:12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?" See Beersheba.
    • John 8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
    • John 14:26 "But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."
    Romans 8:15 "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
    2 Corinthians 6:18 "And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
    1 John 3:1 ¶ "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
  15. ↑ Almighty God
    • 2 Corinthians 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty <3841>.
    • Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty <3841>.
    • Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty <3841>, which was, and is, and is to come.
    • Revelation 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty <3841>, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
    • Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty <3841>; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.
    • Revelation 16:7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty <3841>, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.
    • Revelation 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty <3841>.
    • Revelation 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent <3841> reigneth.
    • Revelation 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty <3841> God.
    • Revelation 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty <3841> and the Lamb are the temple of it.
      • Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty <07706> God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
      • Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty <07706>, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
      • 07706 appears 46 additional times
  16. ↑ One Lord
    • Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:"
    • Deuteronomy 10:17 "For the LORD your God [is] God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:"
    • Psalms 136:3 "O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."
    • Zechariah 14:9 "And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one."
    • Mark 12:29 "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:"
    • 1 Corinthians 8:6 "But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him."
    • Ephesians 4:5 "One Lord, one faith, one baptism,"
    • 1 Timothy 6:15 "Which in his times he shall shew, [who is] the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;"
    • Revelation 17:14 "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful."
    • Revelation 19:16 "And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
      • Daniel 2:47 "The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth [it is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
      • Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living."
      • 1 Corinthians 1:13 "Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?"
  17. ↑
    • Matthew 4:3 "And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
    • Matthew 4:6 "And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."
    • Matthew 8:29 "And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?"
    • Matthew 14:33 "Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God."
    • Matthew 26:63 "But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God."
    • Matthew 27:40 "And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross."
    • Matthew 27:43 "He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God."
    • Matthew 27:54 "Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God."
    • Mark 1:1 "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;"
    • Mark 3:11 "And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God."
    • Mark 15:39 "And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God."
    • Luke 1:35 "And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
    • Luke 3:38 "Which was [the son] of Enos, which was [the son] of Seth, which was [the son] of Adam, which was [the son] of God."
    • Luke 4:3 "And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread."
    • Luke 4:9 "And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:"
    • Luke 4:41 "And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them] suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ."
    • Luke 8:28 "When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not."
    • Luke 8:28 "When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not."
    • Luke 22:70 "Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am."
    • John 1:34 "And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God."
    • John 1:49 "Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel."
    • John 3:18 "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
    • John 5:25 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live."
    • John 9:35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
    • John 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
    • John 11:4 When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
    • John 11:27 "She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world."
    • John 19:7 "The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."
    • John 20:31 "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name."
    • Acts 8:37 "And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
    • Acts 9:20 "And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God."
    • Romans 1:4 "And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:"
    • 2 Corinthians 1:19 "For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea."
    • : Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
    • Ephesians 4:13 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:"
    • Hebrews 4:14 "Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession."
    • Hebrews 6:6 "If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame."
    • Hebrews 7:3 "Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually."
    • Hebrews 10:29 "Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?"
    • 1 John 3:8 "He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."
    • 1 John 4:15 "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."
    • 1 John 5:5 "Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?"
    • 1 John 5:10 "He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son."
    • 1 John 5:12 "He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
    • 1 John 5:13 "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
    • : 1 John 5:20 "And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life."
    • Revelation 2:18 "And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet [are] like fine brass;"
  18. ↑ Light of World and the darkness
    Luke 1:79 “‭To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
    • Luke 11:35 "Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 36 If thy whole body therefore [be] full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light."
    • John 3:20-21 “‭For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. ‭21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”
    • John 8:12 “‭Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
    John 12:46-47 “‭I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. ‭47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.”
  19. ↑ consubstantial "of the same substance or essence"
  20. ↑ consubstantial "of the same substance or essence"
  21. ↑ Sent by the Father
    John 3:17 "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."
    Matthew 21:37 "But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son."
    Mark 12:6 "Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son."
    John 5:23 "That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him."
    John 5:30 "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."
    John 3:34 "For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him]."
    John 5:36 "But I have greater witness than [that] of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape."
    John 6:29 "Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent."
    John 6:39 "And this is the Father s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day."
    John 6:44 "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day."
    John 6:57 "As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me."
    John 8:16 "And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me."
    John 8:18 "I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me."
    John 8:29 "And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him."
    John 8:42 "Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me."
    John 10:36 "Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?"
    John 12:49 "For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak."
    John 14:24 "He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father s which sent me."
    John 17:3 "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."
    John 17:21 "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me."
    John 17:25 "O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me."
    John 20:21 "Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you."
    Acts 3:26 "Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities."
    Acts 7:14 "Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls."
    Galatians 4:4 "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."
    1 John 4:9 "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins."
    1 John 4:14 "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world."
    1 John 5:9 "If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son."
  22. ↑ Love God and neighbor
    Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:... 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
    Matthew 19:17 "And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
    John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
    John 14:21 "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him."
    John 15:10 "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love."
    Luke 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:...49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
    Luke 7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].
    John 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
    Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
    James 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
    James 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
    James 3:13 Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
    Revelation 2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
    Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
  23. ↑ Charity
    Exodus 25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly <05068> with his heart ye shall take my offering.
    Exodus 35:21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, [and] they brought the LORD’S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
    Exodus 36:3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it [withal]. And they brought yet unto him free offerings <05071> every morning.
    Deuteronomy 16:10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering <05071> of thine hand, which thou shalt give [unto the LORD thy God], according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
    1 Samuel 13:12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.
    Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
    Luke 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
    1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.
  24. ↑ Forgiveness is Divine
    Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
    Matthew 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.
    Mark 3:28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
    Luke 12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
    Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee... 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?"
    Mark 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and [their] sins should be forgiven them.
    Luke 5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee... 23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
    Luke 6:36 "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:"
    Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, [the same] loveth little. 48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven."
    Acts 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
  25. ↑ Keep Commandments
    Exodus 15:26 "And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee."
    Exodus 20:6 "And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."
    Nehemiah 1:9 "But [if] ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, [yet] will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there."
    Psalms 89:30 "If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes."
    Matthew 19:17 "And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
    Mark 7:9 "And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition."
    John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments... 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him...23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father s which sent me."
    John 15:10 "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love."
    1 Corinthians 7:19 "Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God."
    1 Timothy 6:14 "That thou keep [this] commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:"
    1 John 2:3 "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."
    1 John 3:22 "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us."
    1 John 5:1 "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."
    Revelation 12:17 "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
    Revelation 14:12 "Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
  26. ↑ Judge not
    Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."
    Luke 6:37 "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: [forgive], and ye shall be forgiven:"
    John 7:24 "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment."
    Isaiah 1:23 "Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them." See Pure Religion.
    John 12:47 "And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge(2919) him not: for I came not to judge(2919) the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."
  27. ↑ Workers of Iniquity
    Proverbs 30:20 "Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done <06466> no wickedness <0205>.
    Isaiah 31:2 "Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil<07451רַע‎>, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers <07489רָעַע‎>, and against the help of them that work <06466> iniquity <0205>.
    Hosea 6:8 "Gilead is a city of them that work <06466> iniquity <0205>, and is polluted with blood."
    Micah 2:1 "Woe to them that devise <02803ChetShinBeit> iniquity <0205>, and work <06466> evil <07451רַע‎> upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
    • Luke 13:25-27 “‭25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: ‭26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. ‭27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you [yourselves] thrust out.”
    Matthew 7:22 "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
    Matthew 25:12 "But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not... 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed<2672>, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:... 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me."
    John 13:13 "Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am. 14 If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. 17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them."
    Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
  28. ↑ Taketh away life
    Genesis 3:24 "So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."
    Exodus 32:8 "They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
    Deuteronomy 5:33 "Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and [that it may be] well with you, and [that] ye may prolong [your] days in the land which ye shall possess."
    Proverbs 15:27 "He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live."
    Proverbs 1:19 "So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof."
    Jeremiah 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you."
    Micah 2:1 "Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2 And they covet fields, and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time [is] evil."
    Luke 12:23 "The life is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment."
    Mark 10:52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
    Mark 12:14 "And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?"
    John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly."
    John 10:17 "Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again."
    John 15:13 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
    Acts 18:25 "This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John."
    2 Thessalonians 2:7 "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way."
    2 Peter 2:2 "And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of."
    2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
    Jude 1:11 "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core."
    1 John 3:16 "Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren."
  29. ↑ Be partakers of the Holy Ghost
    • Exodus 33:13-15 “‭13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. ‭14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. ‭15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.”
    • Leviticus 19:17-18 “‭17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. ‭18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.”
    • Psalms 51:8-13 “‭8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. ‭9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. ‭10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. ‭11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. ‭12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. ‭13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.”
    • Psalms 59:14-17 “‭14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. ‭15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. ‭16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. ‭17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.”
    • Isaiah 63:10 "But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] he fought against them. 11 "Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, [and] his people, [saying], Where [is] he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where [is] he that put his holy Spirit within him?"
    Gospels
    • Matthew 12:32 A"nd whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come."
    • Matthew 28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
    • Mark 1:8 "I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost."
    • Mark 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
    • Mark 13:11 But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
    • Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother s womb.
    • Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
    • Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
    • Luke 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
    • Luke 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord s Christ.
    • Luke 3:16 John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
    • Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
    • Luke 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
    • Luke 12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
    • Luke 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
    • "13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? Luke 11:
    • “‭19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. ‭20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;” John 17:19-20
    Ephesians
    • "In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise," Ephesians 1:13
    • “‭29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. ‭30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. ‭31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:” Ephesians 4:29-31
    Thessalonians
    • "6 That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit." 1 Thessalonians 4:
    • * “‭14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. ‭15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. ‭16 Rejoice evermore. ‭17 Pray without ceasing. ‭18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. ‭19 Quench not the Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 5:14-19
    Romans Galatians
    Hebrews
    • “‭6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6
    • “‭9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. ‭10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” 1 Corinthians 1:9-10
    James
    • “‭13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. ‭14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. ‭15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. ‭16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. ‭17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. ‭18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.” James 3:13-18
    • * “‭14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. ‭15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. ‭16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. ‭17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” James 4:14-17
    • “‭7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. ‭8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. ‭9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. ‭10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. ‭11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.” James 5:7-11
  30. ↑ "It is the Lord", "his Son Jesus Christ our Lord", "one Lord Jesus Christ", "our Lord Jesus Christ", "call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord", "God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ", "the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ",
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 The Church of Nicaea and Constantinople, KENNETH D. WHITEHEAD • 5/1/1997 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Whitehead" defined multiple times with different content
  32. ↑ He detested the Arian heresy, and would not receive those who held Arian opinions, an attack on him was made so that he died in exile, after the return of Eusebius of Nicomedia and Theognis from exile.
  33. ↑ Was given the authority to settle the dating of Easter, judge the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and opposed Arianism. He thought he should not serve as both presiding official and chief accuser of Arianism allowing the presidency to go to Hosius of Cordova. After lengthy discussion, the council issued a decision which, among other things, confirmed the anathema of Arius, authorized Alexander, at his urging, to allow Meletius to retain his episcopal title, but not be able to exercise any episcopal powers.
  34. ↑ http://csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?recid=E01235 Was the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Coptic Christian (Egyptian) leader who was exiled for cutting off essential grain supplies to Arians of Constantinople in need. There were several other times he was exiled from his "episcopal see" which was said to be an "ecclesiastical jurisdiction".
  35. ↑ Marcellus was deposed at Constantinople in 336 at a council under the presidency of Eusebius of Nicomedia, the Arian, and Basil of Ancyra appointed to his "episcopal see". Marcellus sought redress at Rome from Pope Julius I, who wrote to the bishops who had deposed Marcellus, arguing that Marcellus was innocent of the charges brought against him. In his Ecclesiastical History, Sozomen noted that Marcellus, in order to convert the pagans more easily in Apamea, “destroyed the temples of the city and its villages".
  36. ↑ Eusebius of Caesarea counted 250, Athanasius of Alexandria counted 318, and Eustathius of Antioch counted 270 (all three were present at the council). Later, Socrates Scholasticus recorded more than 300, and Evagrius, Hilarius, Saint Jerome and Rufinus recorded 318.
  37. ↑ Convoked call together or summon (an assembly or meeting)
  38. ↑ Council of Constantinople in 381, the Council of Ephesus in 431, the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the Second Council of Constantinople in 553, the Third Council of Constantinople from 680–681 and finally, the Second Council of Nicaea in 787.
  39. ↑ [https://ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10393/35025/1/Miletti_Domenico_2016_thesis.pdf The Blood of the Martyrs: The Attitudes of Pagan Emperors and Crowds Towards Christians, From Nero to Julian], Epilogue, Domenico Miletti

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