Why should You know about the fourth lateran Council?
“The what?” You might rightly ask. Hardly anyone — unless you’re a huge nerd like me — has heard of this weirdly sounding council. "Why is this important?” I am glad you asked. Background Before we get into it we need to understand some background. Leading up to this council in 1215 A.D., the role of the pope had been growing from primarily a spiritual leader, to being political power in western Europe and the Mediterranean. For example between 961-985 there was a conflict be
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Can we trust the Council of Nicaea?
It may be surprising to the average church goer that, the council that produced one of the most well known creeds of the early church, and solidified the orthodoxy — or theological position — of the trinity, has a bit of controversy surrounding it. Not everyone in academia can look back on this event with the love for the doctrines that came out of it, but with weariness of the political and governmental influences that surrounding it. But contemporary christians shouldn’t wo
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Happy Mother’s Day
Parenting is one of the most exhausting, challenging, wearisome, unappreciated, often lonely, and emotional things you can do as a human. And that’s just keeping them alive, keeping the house clean and making sure they’re to school on time. Add on top of all of that, the responsibility to catechize our children to love God (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) against a world that is opposed to God. Proverbs 6:20–22 says, “My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and forsake not your mot
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