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313 AD Emperor Constantine issued with his co-emperor Licinius the Edict of Milan. This imperial edict recognized Trinitarian Roman Catholicism as the only “Christian” church of the Roman Empire. Paganism was also tolerated in the Empire since Constantine served as the “Pontiff” or high priest over all Pagan religions. However, we must understand that the early original apostolic church along with the Arian and Donatist Christians were still persecuted by the state. Also in 313, the Council of Rome established that only Trinitarian Roman Catholicism and its dogmas were legal. Please read Galatians 1:6-9.
314-316 AD Constantine presided over the Council of Arles. “The Council of Arles”, Wikipedia Encyclopedia: “The first council of Arles formally condemned the heresy of Donatism. It began as an appeal by the Donatists to Constantine the Great against the decision of the Roman Council of 313 under Pope Miltiades. This is the first instance of an appeal of a Christian party to the secular power, and it turned out unfavorably to the Donatists who afterwards became enemies of the Roman authorities. The Council of Arles was the first called by Constantine and is the forerunner of the First Council of Nicaea. Augustine of Hippo called it an Ecumenical Council. It excommunicated (the Jesus name) Donatus and passed twenty-two canons concerning Easter (which should be held on one and the same day), against the non-residence of clergy, against participation in races and gladiatorial fights (to be punished by excommunication), against the rebaptism of heretics, [which was amistered in the name of Jesus Christ] and on other matters of discipline. Clergymen who could be proven to have delivered sacred books in persecution (the traditores) should be deposed, but their official acts were to be held valid. The assistance of at least three bishops was required at ordination.”
315 AD Code of Constantine: Constantine's first anti-Jewish decree. It limited the rights of non-Catholics. Constantine and his Church were very anti-Semitic.
Many do not realize that the pagan Constantine called and presided over both the Council of Arles in Southern France and the Council of Nicaea in Turkey. At these councils, he enforced the ruling handed down at the Council of Rome in 313. Constantine, a pagan sun god worshipper, influenced much of so-called orthodox Christian doctrine. He also killed over three thousand Jesus Name Christians because they refused to be baptized in the Trinitarian titles and become Roman Catholic. He made war in Northern Africa on the Donatists, Arians, and Apostolics - killing them, taking their churches, and making them Roman Catholic churches. The Early original Christians baptized their converts in the name of Jesus Christ, while the newer Catholic Chuch changed the mode of baptism to the Trinity titles. See Acts 2:38, Acts 4:12, Acts 8:14-17, Acts 10:43-48, and Acts 19:1-7.
The Church of our Fathers by R. H. Bainton, 1950, page 63. “...The other great achievement of the (Catholic) emperor Justinian was the gathering up and sorting out of the laws of the Roman Empire [ca 500 AD] into one system called The Code of Justinian. Parts of this law had to do with the Christian religion and the Church. The code says that any who refuse to believe in the Trinity and any who repeat baptism shall be put to death...The law by which they [the Donatists, Arians and Jesus Name
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