Past Matters
Church History For Everyone
From Acts to us. Church history is the story of our big family. Join us as we explore the deciding events in church history and the prominent people that shape who we are today.
| 10-04-2020 | Past Matters: Introduction |
| 10-11-2020 | Apostolic: Acts and After |
| 10-18-2020 | Biblical: Loading the Canon |
| 10-25-2020 | Orthodox: Councilling for Heretics |
| 11-01-2020 | Catholic?: The First Split |
| 11-08-2020 | Devotional: Holiness and Hearts |
| 11-15-2020 | Protestant: Back to Basics |
| 11-22-2020 | Baptist: You Gotta Believe |
| 11-29-2020 | Revivalist: Alter Call |
| 12-06-2020 | Missional: All the World |
| 12-13-2020 | Fundamental: Unshakeable Faith |
| 12-20-2020 | Evangelical: Positive Witness |
Past Matters: Church History For Everyone
Church History Family Tree
Is Jesus fully God?
Orthodox
Councilling for Heretics
The First Four Ecumenical Church Councils
| First Nicea (325) | The Son is fully God, of the same nature as the Father. |
| First Constantinople (381) | God is Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: three distinct persons in one undivided nature. |
| Ephesus (431) | The incarnate Son, Jesus Christ, is one undivided person. |
| Chalcedon (451) | The incarnate Son, Jesus Christ, has two distinct natures: deity and humanity. |
1. Precedent
2. Problem
3. Precision
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