Dogmatic Definition Horos
Definition
A council of the whole Church whose dogmatic definitions are binding; the material contrasts the false ‘ecumenical’ council of 754 (no patriarch present, held under imperial pressure) with the true Seventh Ecumenical Council of 787 (papal legates and Eastern representatives present, 367 fathers, eight sessions).
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Related Concepts
- Ecumenical Council
Biblical References
- Romans 1:3 — *concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh, *
- Romans 8:3 — *For God achieved what the law could not do because it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, *
- Luke 1:43 — *And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me? *
- Scripture cited generally at the Council of 754 (Exodus 20:4-5 implied) — *The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the *
- Scripture cited generally at the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787) — *The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the *