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Introduction
to
Arian Catholicism
of the
Holy Catholic and Apostolic
Church
“As it was in the
beginning, is now, and ever shall be”!
Arianism is NOT heresy!
The
Great Apostasy!
There are arguments over when
“The Great Apostasy” began, but it is quite clear that this developed
in stages. The devil even tried to tempt Jesus himself to defect and failed, but
shortly after Jesus’ physical death Paul of Tarsus
entered the scene with his anti-Torah exegesis and declared himself an Apostle.
The Church then had to contend with variations between copies of scripture and
subsequent splits in the Church between those who followed Paul of Tarsus, James
the Just, or the twelve Apostles and those who followed sects such as the
Nazarenes, Ebionćans and Gnostics.
We believe
that the real heresy lies with Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism which are
all adherents of most if not all of the 21 apostate Ecumenical Councils (and
others) that sought to alter the Church to suit their own agendas in the pursuit
of power and wealth. The very concept of an Ecumenical Council is regarded as
Apostasy by the Arian Catholic Church because the Messiah’s
teachings are immutable, irreformable,
infallible, indefectible
and indestructible.
In 336 AD St Arius was
re-instated into the full Communion of the Roman Catholic church by the orders
of Emperor Constantine I, thus revoking the Excommunication against him.
Constantine I himself became a convert to Arianism and was finally baptised on his
deathbed by Eusebius, the Arian Bishop of Nicomedia. Constantine I was succeeded
jointly by his three sons who were also Arians: Constantine II, Constantius II
and Constans. Constantius II became sole ruler of the Roman Empire in 351 AD and
was instrumental in raising St Felix II, an Arian Bishop, to the Patriarchate of Rome
in 355 AD, but their efforts were suppressed by Emperor Julian (the Apostate)
who succeeded Constantius II at his death in 361 AD. Julian restored Roman
Paganism as the state cult in place of Christianity, but his reign was cut short when he was killed fighting the Persians in Mesopotamia on
26th June 363 AD, and his religious reforms were reversed in favour of
trinitarianism under Emperor Jovian whom had little interest in church affairs.
Since the periods between 325 and 361 AD the so-called
mainstream church and its subsequent branches ceased to belong to the true Holy
Catholic Christian Church although within this and subsequent churches there have always been
Bishops and Priests who have kept to the true faith. Arian
Catholicism
represents the natural progression of Christianity as it has evolved with our
increasing knowledge and understanding of both the Universe and of the history
of Biblical and broader Scripture, yet staunchly baptising and teaching all that Jesus
Christ Commanded. The Church of England and the Lutherans separated from Rome out of a realisation of some
of the corruptions of the Roman Catholic Church but were not radical enough to
challenge the Roman Church’s claimed nature of Christ; combined with the desire of the
protestants to change some of the Christian traditions to suit their own
behaviour, they ultimately added to their heresy!
List of
principle Synods and Apostate Ecumenical Councils
The doctrines of Jesus
the Messiah and His Church are irreformable, immutable, infallible, indefectible
and indestructible. The following list of principle Synods and Ecumenical
Councils list the number of times through the ages that the apostate churches
have attempted to alter, redefine, add to or take away from the Church’s
sacred doctrines.
*In the first Synod in Jerusalem (Acts of the Apostles ch.15)
in response to the problem of Gentiles being required to undergo circumcision and refraining from eating Pork or non-Piscean
seafood (sensible traditions for a nomadic people!), the Apostles Peter and
James the Just reiterated the doctrines already laid down by Jesus and in the
Torah for all humanity (Genesis 2:16, 9:4-6,
Leviticus 17:11, see also Jeremiah 16:19-21, Amos 9:11-12 and Matthew
chs. 5-7) along with the ten
Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21), which Jesus
himself reinforced in Matthew 5:17-20**...
The
Law and the Prophets
Matthew 5:17-20
17
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have
come not to abolish but to fulfil. 18 For truly I tell you, until
heaven and earth pass away, not one letter,
not one stroke of a
letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. 19
Therefore, whoever breaks one
of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be
called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them
will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you,
unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will
never enter the kingdom of heaven.
**Jesus
demonstrated that the Law (Torah) was never intended to be enforced so rigidly
that it would interfere with normal life (Mark 2:23-28). However the Noahide Laws, advocated by Paul (Saul) of Tarsus
and Barnabas were an incomplete version of the Decalogue. Paul of Tarsus and
Barnabas are NOT
recognised as Apostles of Christ and although they were
invited to the meeting and offered the hand of fellowship as elders in the
Church, they had no authority to overrule the Apostles. Bearing in mind that
this Synod of the Apostles and Elders discussed whether or not the Laws on
Circumcision and food should apply to the Gentiles, Paul used this event to
press forward his anti-Levite, anti-Mosaic and pro-Noahide beliefs, which sadly
tend to dominate the Epistles of the New Testament.
| # |
Ecumenical
Councils
&
key Synods |
Arian
Catholic |
Non
- Trinitarians, Mormons, Unitarian Universalists and Jehovah's Witnesses |
Roman
Catholic |
Eastern
Orthodox |
Protestant,
Lutheran &
Anglican |
Anglican
Catholic |
Old
Catholic |
Oriental
& Coptic Orthodox |
Assyrian |
| Synod |
Synod of the Apostles in Jerusalem (Acts of the Apostles ch.15 (c.50
AD) |
Yes*
to the Apostles’
affirmation of the Decalogue and the Noahide Laws from the Torah
to all Mankind.
|
Yes,
with various inter-
pretations. |
Yes,
with Pauline exegesis. |
Yes,
with Pauline exegesis. |
Yes,
with Pauline exegesis. |
Yes,
with Pauline exegesis. |
Yes,
with Pauline exegesis. |
Yes,
with Pauline exegesis. |
Yes,
with Pauline exegesis. |
| Synod |
First
Synod of Arles (314) |
No |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1 |
First Council of Nicaea, (325) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes,
in teaching scripture, but not authority |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Synod |
Second
Synod of Arles (353)
(Re-affirming Arianism) |
In
Principle only, re- affirming Arianism. |
N/A |
Yes,
subsequently revoked! |
Yes,
subsequently revoked! |
Yes,
subsequently revoked! |
Yes,
subsequently revoked! |
Yes,
subsequently revoked! |
Yes,
subsequently revoked! |
No |
| 2 |
First Council of
Constantinople (381) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes,
in teaching scripture, but not authority |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 3 |
First Council of
Ephesus (431) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes,
in teaching scripture, but not authority |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 4* |
Second Council of
Ephesus (449) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes,
in teaching scripture, but not authority |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 4 |
Council of
Chalcedon (451) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes,
in teaching scripture, but not authority |
Yes |
Yes |
No,
resulting in schism. |
No |
| 5 |
Second Council of
Constantinople (553) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes,
in teaching scripture, but not authority |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Synod |
Synod
of Whitby (664) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 6 |
Third Council of
Constantinople (680–681) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes,
in teaching scripture, but not authority |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Administrative
Council |
Council in
Trullo (692);
Third Council of Constantinople
(Eastern Orthodox). |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 7* |
Council of Constantinople
(754) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes,
in teaching scripture, but not authority |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| 7 |
Second Council of
Nicaea (787) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 8
(RC) |
(RC) Fourth Council of
Constantinople (869–870) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 9
(RC) |
(RC) First Lateran
Council (1123) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 8
(EO) |
(EO)
Fourth Council of Constantinople (879–880) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| 9
(EO) |
(EO) Fifth Council of
Constantinople (1341–1351) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Synod |
Synod of
Jerusalem (1672) |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
| 10 |
Second Council of the
Lateran (1139) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 11 |
Third Council of the
Lateran (1179) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 12 |
Fourth Council of the
Lateran (1215) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 13 |
First Council of
Lyon (1245) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 14 |
Second Council of
Lyon (1274) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 15 |
Council of
Vienne (1311–1312) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 16 |
Council of
Constance (1414–1418) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 17 |
Council of Basel, Ferrara and
Florence (1431–1445) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 18 |
Fifth Council of the
Lateran (1512–1517) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 19 |
Council of
Trent (1545–1563 discontinuously) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 20 |
First Vatican
Council 1870 |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No,
resulting in schism |
No |
No |
| 21 |
Second Vatican
Council (1962–1965) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| # |
Ecumenical
Councils
&
key Synods |
Arian
Catholic |
Non
- Trinitarians, Mormons, Unitarian Universalists and Jehovah's Witnesses |
Roman
Catholic |
Eastern
Orthodox |
Protestant,
Lutheran &
Anglican |
Anglican
Catholic |
Old
Catholic |
Oriental
& Coptic Orthodox |
Assyrian |
33 Theses
33 Theses
- Disputation on the legitimacy of the twenty-one Ecumenical Councils, the Divinity of Jesus Christ, the Trinity, the Petrine Primacy, the Virgin Birth, Idolatry and other Apostasies and Heresies recognised and advocated in whole or in part by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and associated churches in the face of our Lord’s immutable and irreformable Church.
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