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The council of Nicea rejecteed the position that Jesus is merely human. Instead, the Council introduced a dogma that affirms the divinity of Jesus. Describe the teaching of Nicea. What are the main elements of the dogmatic teaching?

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The Council of Nicea only codified the Divine nature of Christ which is taught in the Bible and by the Christian church.

Each of the three ecumenical creeds are man's attempts at describing what is beyond human comprehension.  We know that God is one yet He speaks of Himself as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Dogma is merely a study put in order from all the parts of Scripture which speak to that point.  Usually it arises when certain teachings of the Bible are being confused by heresies.  

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Dean Gade

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I have knowledge of various writings of: the Ante-Nicene and Post-Nicene fathers. The history of the Bible`s origin. The original language of the New Testament. The history of the Old Testament and the changes in the church in the New Testament.

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I am a college and seminary graduate( BA., BTh. MDiv.)who studied the history of Christianity during the eight years of study in those institutions as well as study in order to teach and write courses on church history.

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