22. The First Ecumenical Councils

In Article 3, the Jerusalem Declaration states that orthodox Anglicans uphold: “the four Ecumenical Councils and the three historic Creeds.” For many modern Christians, that statement raises an important question: What exactly were the first four ecumenical councils? Why were they called? What controversies were they addressing? And what conclusions did they reach that Anglicans today still affirm? In this episode we’ll explore the four councils recognized across most of the historic Christian world: 1) The First Council of Nicaea, 2) The First Council of Constantinople, 3) The Council of Ephesus, 4) The Council of Chalcedon. As always, please, if you have any questions, thoughts, or ideas for future episodes, leave them in the comments below. Also, feel free to subscribe to this channel so that you will be notified anytime a new episode is released. Thank you so much for listening! God bless!