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The Council of Nicaea

Constantine first sought to resolve the conflict by sending letters to
both sides explaining that unity was more important than anything else.
When he saw that his letters were not having the desired effect, he de-
cided, at the suggestion of Bishop Hosius, to call a World Church Council,
or synod, at Nicaea to give an exact definition of the trinity. Those who re-
jected this belief were declared heretics.
Although the council members sought to give the impression of a
democratic forum, in reality the emperor brought enormous pressure to
bear on the participants. Not surprisingly, the side that he supported, the
Church of Rome, emerged victorious. Of the 300 or so participating

priests, only around 20 were close to Arius. One reason that there were so
few priests from the Arian-influenced Eastern Church, was that the
council was moved to Nicaea, instead of held in Ankara as originally
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planned, which was further to the north-west. In addition, the council
took place in the emperor's summer palace located in Nicaea. For that
reason, the emperor attended all of the council sessions, and his author-
ity was naturally reflected in the decisions taken.
The Nicene Creed, the clearest and most concrete expression of the

alleged deification of Prophet Jesus
(pbuh), says: (Surely God is beyond all the
expressions follow!):
We believe… in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only begotten of the Father, that is,
of the substance [ek tes ousias] of the
Father, God of God, light of light, true
God of true God, begotten not made,
of the same substance with the Father
[homoousion to patri], through
whom all things were made both in The Egyptian priest Arius, who
opposed belief in the trinity.