>>213735786
i know what i’m getting into but i’m addicted to theological discussions
>>213735797
>If Jesus truly is God, then why did early Christians spend centuries arguing over His exact nature
this is an interesting discussion that i do not have the time to get into, but it mainly comes down to three major points:
1. Though Christ revealed both His divine and human natures to us, the ‘relationship’ of those natures was never explicitly explained to the Apostles, which led to their speculation on whether or not Christ’s divine and human natures were different, conjoined, if they were unified as one or if he had two full natures, and even if He was God at all, or rather a prophet
2. Translation issues. Koine Greek is notoriously difficult to literally translate into other languages, particularly into Latin and the other existing European languages at the time. On top of this, the many early Christians, Church leaders, blesseds, and saints who found themselves partaking in these discussions found themselves making different conclusions based off the early church texts, influenced by literal translation issues, cultural differences, existing religious influences (for example, the Trinity was notoriously difficult for non-Pagan societies like Judea and Samara to accept). For example, many speculate that the Arias, after expulsion, went to Arabia and spread the Arian heresy, which potentially set the stage and theology which would go on to set the stage for Islam.
3. Politics. Many Bishops at the time were already seeking to expand their individual interpretations of the faith amongst their fellow Christians, and therefore would argue things which were not necessarily heretical, but semantic arguments which would be weaponized to accuse their fellow Christians of misunderstanding the faith. On too of this, you had many Christians under foreign powers, like the Armenians who were unable to partake in Chalcedon because of their war with Persia
