A look at how the Mosaic tradition of appointing elders to judge the people found its fulfillment in the First Ecumenical Council at Nicea

Note: I mention the Donatists, but, while I may have implied that the Church ultimately ruled that they were in the wrong, I’m not sure I made it explicit enough that their schism was condemned by the council that Constantine convened as a lack of love and in contravention of Christ’s teachings about repentance and forgiveness.

Scripture readings referenced:

* Genesis 14:14-20

* Deuteronomy 1:8-11, 15-17

* Acts 20:16-18, 28-36

* John 17:1-13

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