The Godcast, Episode 372: The Nicaea II Regime

At the end of the Shepherd of Hermas miniseries, we teased a new long deep dive on the seventh ecumenical council, Nicaea II. Well my friends, promises made, promises kept; let's start out by reading the canons of the council and looking at the most blatant power grab in Church history. Before we decide what was right or wrong about it, we need some real talk about what the council actually *did.* Here's where you can read along (we're starting with the canons): https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3819.htm  Extracurricular reading for the next part: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barlaam_and_Josaphat  Join us on Telegram for all your CONTENT needs: https://t.me/VeryLutheran  Support the show! https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/  We FINALLY have Crypto links: Bitcoin: bc1qd6fpt493f57t7t0tw4sggxetu5vqk0nsgsuy3y Ethereum: 0x9557BbedE17AD80383e4381230f984F13C638fE2 Monero: 42U8frwJ4g79pncz5PZp1dgfn9LWbrXhF8uKEWHVkKT2DVKkP7dPz5XYeop1zM5NkEgGVJ52q9hyM6ZXtS4kiTG8241hRzC  Check out Myles's new site! https://ageofruin.info/ We've got merch now, check it out! https://vlp-3.creator-spring.com/  Check out the new youtube channel we put out! https://www.youtube.com/@CatacombChurches Are jews the chosen people of God? No: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzHB5Caglgo RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/106598/rss If you have questions about the Christian faith or just want to get in touch with us, we can be reached at [email protected]