2023 Evangel Gathering - Friendship and Flourishing for Missions

132 • 2023 E vangel G athering • S acred R oots T hriving in M inistry : F riendship and F lourishing for M issions

Name/Date/ Location

Purpose

First Ecumenical

Defending against: Question answered: Action:

Arianism Was Jesus God? Developed the initial form of the Nicene Creed to serve as a summary of the Christian faith Macedonianism Is the Holy Spirit a personal and equal part of the Godhead? Completed the Nicene Creed by expanding the article dealing with the Holy Spirit Nestorianism Is Jesus Christ both God and man in one person? Defined Christ as the incarnate Word of God and affirmed his mother Mary as theotokos (God-bearer) Monophysitism How can Jesus be both God and man? Explained the relationship between Jesus’s two natures (human and Divine)

Council 325 A.D Nicea, Asia Minor

Second Ecumenical

Defending against: Question answered: Action:

Council 381 A.D Constantinople, Asia Minor

Third Ecumenical Council 431 A.D Ephesus, Asia Minor

Defending against: Question answered: Action:

Fourth Ecumenical

Defending against: Question answered: Action:

Council 451 A.D

Chalcedon, Asia Minor