Very true. The man-god Jesus character was created at Contantine's Council of Nicea in 325, a character distilled from around 50 different gods and man-gods prevalent during that time period. The gospels are simple forgeries to embellish Paul's writings, which were also edited at that time.
Quoting: that council was a gathering of the church bishops of the day -- primarily to counter the Arian heresy -- which professed Jesus as a created being. the Nicene creed came about at thst time -- which holds that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are three Persons of the same Essence.
denying the Deity of Christ puts one outside the bounds of Christianity.
I think one or two Arian bishops showed up and were defeated soundly as doctrine was settled -- the Nicene creed established at that council is orthodox to the core.
the first century church knew Jesus was God. the apostles and discies knew He was God. even the Jews knew Jesus claimed to be God -- it's the big reason they wanted Him killed. they believed Him blasphemous.
people on here always diss Constantine. was it better before him, when millions of believers were martyred? thrown to the lions etc?
sure the church as an institution went astray as sound doctrine fell away to be replaced by religiosity. but the essentials of the gospel have remained throughout the ages.
Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father :-)
love peace and joy
rb
