From efdbd2ed435f75257548e86c35b3f264f03ef2c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: admin Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 17:34:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update Council: Means to Good Governance --- Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md | 17 +++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md b/Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md index 43c28b7..6e2a81c 100644 --- a/Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md +++ b/Council%3A-Means-to-Good-Governance.md @@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ The IPO of the "Council" are as following **A:** Yes. The concept of the council can be observed in the bible and in the life of the church. 1. Council of YHWH -2. Council of Earthly Kings (OT) -3. Council of Early Church in the Bible (NT) -4. Councils in Church History (Nicaea) +2. Council of Earthly Kings & Rulers (OT) +3. Council of [equivalent functions] in the Early Church (NT) +4. Council(s) in Church History + + ## **Biblical Precedence** @@ -78,7 +80,14 @@ The IPO of the "Council" are as following ###2. Council of Earthly Kings (OT) ###3. Council of Early Church in the Bible (NT-Acts) -###4. Councils in Church History (Nicaea) +###4. Councils in Church History + +| 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) | ### Input [Objectives]: Challenge Presentation