Yesterday, I had occasion to take a look at these councils on my own, esp. in relationship to homoousian/theotokos and homoiousian/christotokos. Praise God for the heavy lifting done at these councils! Without these definitions and decisions, how confused one would be reading, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort”? I maintain that without the work of the early Fathers and Doctors, Christianity could easily be non-trinitarian along with the cascade of errors that would follow.
Yesterday, I had occasion to take a look at these councils on my own, esp. in relationship to homoousian/theotokos and homoiousian/christotokos. Praise God for the heavy lifting done at these councils! Without these definitions and decisions, how confused one would be reading, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort”? I maintain that without the work of the early Fathers and Doctors, Christianity could easily be non-trinitarian along with the cascade of errors that would follow.