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CODE QUOTE: The book states that at the Council of Nicea…”many aspects of Christianity were debated and voted upon—the date of Easter, the role of the bishops, the administration of sacraments, and, of course the divinity of Jesus.... until that moment in history, Jesus was viewed by His followers as a mortal prophet…a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless. A mortal.... because Constantine upgraded Jesus’ status almost four centuries after Jesus’ death; thousands of documents already existed chronicling His life as a mortal man.” The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, pp. 233 & 234.    

QUESTIONS THAT WE MUST ANSWER???  

1.   Did the Apostles/Writers of the New Testament see Jesus as merely a man OR did they acknowl­edge Him as God?   For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and in visible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. Colossians 1:16 (NIV)

•    Isaiah 44:24, John 1:3, Psalm 102:25-27, Hebrews 1:10-12

  While we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appear­ing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Titus 2:13 (NIV)

   •    Isaiah 43:11, Matthew 16:13-16, Matthew 26:62-66, Daniel 7:13-14

2.   Who did the early church leaders understand Jesus to be? And if they did believe him to be God when did the controversy over his divinity begin?  

•   The Council Of Nicea In 325 Affirmed Jesus Divinity.

•   The Council Of Constantinople, 381 Affirmed The Humanity Of Jesus,

•   The Council Of Ephesus, 431 Affirmed That Jesus Was A Unified Person,