... (Shelly, 1990, p25 ). At this council the dating of Easter was established. Rules were framed that defined the authority of bishops, thereby paving the way for a concentration of power in ecclesiastical hands. Most important of all, the Council of Nicea decided, by vote, that Jesus was a god, not a mortal prophet (Baigent, 1985, p368). Upon the decision of the divinity of Christ ... ...

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... , a Christian assembly that meets together to worship the Lord. The church is a formally organized body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination. But, most people today think that the church is the building or just an organization. However, Jesus did not die for a building, a program, or an organization; He died ... ...

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