Discuss Each Topic Council Of Trent

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Nicene Creed
The Catholics understand what God is like through the doctrine of the Trinity. The doctrine places God at the center of the triangle which means that He is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the assignment discusses the Catholic Church teachings about the doctrine of Trinity and the heretical beliefs that the Creed and the Council of Nicea opposed.
The Catholics believe that God has three identities. Then other three persons exist independently and only God can possess the three attributes. The Creed and the Council of Nicea oppose certain heretical beliefs such as Arianism, Pelagianism, Nestorianism, Gnosticism, and Monophysitism. Arianism describes that Christ is the Son of God instead of being the Father. However, Pelagianism hold that ‘’the original sin did not taint human nature and mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil without special divine aid.’’ Similarly, Nestorianism contradicts then idea of hypostatic union but stresses on a radical variation between two natures. Finally, Monophysitism expounds that there is only one divine nature instead of two in the person of Jesus Christ.
To sum up, the Catholics believe in the doctrine of Trinity that God can be three in one which are the Son, the Father, and the Holy Spirit. However, there are several heretical beliefs that contradict the concept such as Monophysitism, Nestorianism, and Pelagianism. Therefore, the belief of various Churches and people differ depending on their ideas.
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was an ecumenical Catholic Church’s council which was prompted by the reformation of Protestants. The objectives of the council were to explain the teachings of the Catholic Church and to address the abuses that were made against the Church. Therefore, the work discusses the specific teachings by the council and the abuses that the Protestants challenged.
The Protestants believed in passive reception of grace which the council explained that no person can identify the person who has received the grace of God. Further, the council expounded that God’s grace can be forfeited through mortal sin. Also, during the time which sacrament is taken, the council condemned the belief among people that only vernacular language needs to be used and insisted on using Latin language. Additionally, the council reaffirmed the importance of celibate state where a person can decide to remain unmarried for religious reasons. The council explained that the validity of marriage will only be proved after a Church wedding inform of a priest and more than one witness.
Therefore, the role of the council was to reduce the rate of abuses that the Catholic Church experienced from the Protestants. The council explained the reason for their Church believes and expected the Protestants to understand and obey the same. Hence, the council played a role in promoting peace among the Protestants and the Catholic Church believers.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo was an early Christian philosopher and theologian who made several writings that impacted the development of Western philosophy and Christianity. He taught people to be good Ch...