From 639864b93b6e5482d9d4e0f91cd6f0fe5512fcf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: admin Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 19:30:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update Council: Means to Good Governance --- Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md b/Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md index d7ce224..e31b0f4 100644 --- a/Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md +++ b/Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ The IPO of the "Council" are as following | Execution of Course of Action | Acts 15:22-30 | Unity in the Entire Body | | Feedback | Acts 15:31 | Joy and Encouragement in the Body | -**Functions of Council is observed Acts 6 in the election of deacons** +**Council functional patterns are observed in Acts 6 in the election of deacons** | Council Components | Proof Text | Description | | --- | --- | --- | @@ -124,12 +124,16 @@ The IPO of the "Council" are as following ### 4. Councils in Church History +**Observation**: First 4 Ecumenical Councils resolutions appear to be in agreement by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox & Protestants + | ID | Council | Year | Resolution | | --- | --- | --- | --- | -|1. | Council of Nicaea | (325 AD) | defining Christ's divinity against Arianism | -|2. | Council of Constantinople | (381 AD) | clarifying the Holy Spirit | -|3. | Council of Ephesus | (431 AD) | affirming Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer) against Nestorianism | -|4. | Council of Chalcedon | (451 AD) | defining Christ as one person in two natures (divine and human) | +|1. | Council of Nicaea | (325 AD) | defining Christ's divinity against Arianism (A heretical teaching of Arius's belief that the Son was a created being, subordinate to the Father, and not eternal) | +|2. | Council of Constantinople | (381 AD) | Expanded the Nicene Creed, declaring the Holy Spirit "of one substance with the Father and the Son" against Macedonianism (which denied the Spirit's divinity) | +|3. | Council of Ephesus | (431 AD) | Defined Christ's nature as one person, fully divine and fully human (the Hypostatic Union), against Nestorianism (A heretical teaching that understood Christ to be two persons, one human and one divine) | +|4. | Council of Chalcedon | (451 AD) | Defined the two distinct natures (divine/human) within the one person. Against Monophysitism (A heretical teaching that Christ having only one nature) | + + ### Input [Objectives]: Challenge Presentation