Jesus at once displayed Godhood and manhood, power and humility, authority and submission, headship and servanthood. In the imperfect state of manhood, men can still, by God’s Spirit, display these same attributes (Judy Rogers).
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Church Councils

Church Councils

COUNCILS, CHURCH

The first seven Church Councils was summoned by an Emperor.

COUNCIL YEAR EMPORER PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

Nicaea 325 Constantine Hosius, Bishop of Cordova

Constan’ple 381 Theodosius Meletius of Antioch Ephesus 431 Theodosius II St. Cyril and Valentian Chalcedon 451 Marcian Marcian Constan’ple II 553 Justinian Eutychus, Bishop of Constantinople

Constan’ple III 680 Constantine II Constantine II

Nicaea II 787 Constantine IV Legate of Pope

The pope did not preside at any one of the first seven Councils. In 431, St. Cyril took the place of the pope, and not until the Second Council of Nicaea was there an official legate of the pope presiding.