Who convened the council to discuss the Arian position?
Emperor Nero
Emperor Julius Caesar
Roman Emperor Constantine the Great
Pope Urban II
Answer
The First Council of Nicaea was convened by Roman Emperor Constantine the Great in 325 AD. The council was called in response to the Arian position, which held that Jesus was a created being, not co-eternal with God the Father. The council condemned the Arian position and affirmed the Nicene Creed, which proclaimed that Jesus was "of one substance with the Father."
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