465. The first heresies denied not so much Christ’s divinity as his true humanity (Gnostic Docetism). From apostolic times the Christian faith has insisted on the true incarnation of God’s Son “come in the flesh”. But already in the third century, the Church in a council at Antioch had to affirm against Paul of Samosata that Jesus Christ is Son of God by nature and not by adoption. the first ecumenical council of Nicaea in 325 confessed in its Creed that the Son of God is “begotten, not made, of the same substance (homoousios) as the Father”, and condemned Arius, who had affirmed that the Son of God “came to be from things that were not” and that he was “from another substance” than that of the Father.
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535. Why is there a universal call to prayer?
546. How did the Virgin Mary pray?
556. What is the prayer of praise?
244. Does the Church need places in order to celebrate the liturgy?
182. What is the mission of the Pope?
458. What are the duties that society has toward the family?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How is God’s justice manifested in the midst of suffering, according to Job 34:10-12?
What does the Bible say about the wrath of God and how does it relate to the need for salvation?
What is the spiritual battle mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:3-4, and how can a Christian fight it?
How is prayer seen in the Psalms as an expression of dependence on God?
