What is a Council?
score:3
Accepted answer
A council is usually a gathering or conference of church (the body of Christ, not the building) leaders (or bishops) which decides on church doctrine and practice.
More post
- 📝 How much water is necessary for baptism (Catholic perspective)?
- 📝 What is the meaning of the word "ONE" in the Bible?
- 📝 According to the RCC, why did God create so many planets?
- 📝 Does God cause the punishment or is that the effect of his absence?
- 📝 How is it possible to have a high view of the authority of the Bible and a positive view of textual criticism?
- 📝 Is there any tradition that argues for prophetical succession under the Old Testament just like some argue for Apostolic succession?
- 📝 How long were Jacob and Rachel married?
- 📝 According to Catholic Tradition, what is Jesus doing right now?
- 📝 Did God really "regret" making man? (Catholic perspective)
- 📝 For Pretrib believers, doesn't Luke 21:36 imply that Christians will go through the tribulation? If not please explain the meaning of this verse!
- 📝 What is the biblical basis for the idea that "hell is locked from the inside"?
- 📝 What is the family tree diagram explaining how Sarah was Abraham's half sister?
- 📝 Why are Kingdom Halls sometimes built in the "quick-build" manner?
- 📝 According to Calvinism, if Catholicism might lead to salvation, why to remain a Calvinist? (Henry IV story)
- 📝 Does the Catholic Church accept that in-person Mass is not an 'essential service'?
- 📝 Did the Early Church Fathers condemn polygamy?
- 📝 Is God always near in times of need?
- 📝 If a Mormon man turns from Mormonism, what happens to his Mormon wife when she dies?
- 📝 Why didn't Jesus want the demon possessed people to tell who he was?
- 📝 How are Catholic priests chosen and assigned to specific parishes?
- 📝 Why does Genesis record only 10 names from Adam to Noah?
- 📝 Why does the Catholic Church say that the plan of salvation includes Muslims?
- 📝 Were the Jews right in accusing Jesus of claiming to be God?
- 📝 In Psalms 2:7, does the expression 'this day' forbid the thought that Jesus is eternal?
- 📝 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 - how do we judge the credibility of Paul as he thought the world would come to an end during his lifetime?
- 📝 Is there any evidence in the Roman catacombs that the Early Church had a devotion to the Virgin Mary?
- 📝 Did the Jews think it was immoral to have leprosy?
- 📝 What does it mean that Christ experience death for me?
- 📝 Do most Advent Christians hold to eternal security?
- 📝 What is the general Christian view on fantasy works such as Tolkien's Silmarillion?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 What exactly was the purpose of the Council of Nicea?
- 📝 What languages were used during Mass from paleo-Christianty until the Council of Trent?
- 📝 What were the motivations of the Council of Trent?
- 📝 What is a "Daud of Sons" as stated in Definition of Faith of the Council of Chalcedon?
- 📝 What were the main arguments put forth at the Fifth ecumenical council against the preexistence of human souls?
- 📝 What is the current Vatican's position on the Council of Constance (regarding John Wycliffe) in 1415?
- 📝 On what grounds was Arius refuted at the First Council of Nicaea?
- 📝 What is the nature of Dyothelitism according to the Council of Chalcedon?
- 📝 What makes a council ecumenical? [Catholic proof from authority]
- 📝 What was influence of Thomism on the Council of Trent?
- 📝 What do we know about the Council of Nicaea's ban of celebrating the Lord's Supper on the day before Passover?
- 📝 What scriptural arguments for the Trinity were used in the First Council of Nicea?
- 📝 What is the Biblical basis for the doctrine of the Trinity?
- 📝 What is the biblical basis for the claim that abortion is immoral?
- 📝 What major translations of the Bible are in the Public Domain?
- 📝 What happens to people who have never heard about Jesus?
- 📝 What is the basis for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
- 📝 What is the biblical basis to claim that masturbation is a sin?
- 📝 What is the Biblical basis for the concept that Jesus spent time in Hell?
- 📝 What is the biblical justification for permitting female pastors?
- 📝 What is the basis of my fractured understanding of "Sola Scriptura"?
- 📝 What is an overview of the main interpretations of "day" in Genesis 1?
- 📝 How can the Son not know what the Father knows?
- 📝 What is unique about Christianity?
- 📝 What do Christians mean by a "personal relationship" with Jesus?
- 📝 What is the biblical basis for Jesus being God incarnate?
- 📝 What is the Biblical basis for Total Depravity?
- 📝 What evidence is there that Jesus was a carpenter?
- 📝 To what extent does the Law of Moses still apply?
- 📝 What extrabiblical sources support the existence of Jesus in history?