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
