Virtual villagers 5 devotion9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() The Jews fiercely refused to acknowledge any other being as worthy of devotion as a divinity, defying even the claim of Emperor Caesar himself as 'Son of God.’ Keep in mind that the first Christians were strict monotheists being reared in the teachings of Jewish religion. This is considering the solid 'monad’ of Jewish religion that served as the cradle of the first Christians. ![]() Not so much is said on how before there was a ‘triad,’ a 'dyad’ was first set in the works. Not much is said on how the early church in its first 200 years or so grappled with the tension of worshipping Israel’s one true God (Yahweh) and also reverencing Jesus as Lord. In most treatment of the divinity of Jesus in popular systematic theology books, i.e., Christology section, often always the point of departure and attention is devoted to the controversies of the 4th century onwards onwards involving the Council of Nicea, Chalcedon, etc., featuring key personalities, e.g., Arius, Nestorius.
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