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"Now Constantine, who was still a pagan, suddenly declared a change of heart,
he announced he was no longer a pagan and had converted. However, he was a
devious man and now claimed it was his intention to unite both the Christians
and Nazarenes into one group that shared the same belief. So he sent letters to
each of the leading Christian and Nazarene religious authorities of the day
inviting them to attend a conference at Nicea where they could debate with one
another and resolve their differences. His letters ordered each of the religious
authorities to bring all their religious books with them and said that once the
matter had been decided their religious books would be made into one book, a
scripture, which would then be followed.
The most influential religious authority who taught the true teachings of Prophet
Jesus was a man named Arius. He was a very good man and knew the
teachings of Prophet Jesus very well. He and his fellow clergy welcomed
Constantine’s proposal and journeyed from far and wide to attend the great
council over which the Emperor, Constantine announced he himself would
preside. "What do you mean by preside?" asked Sarah. "Preside means being
the chairman, the one who has the final decision." "Arius wasn't too happy about
Constantine presiding over the council as he knew he did not know much about
he announced he was no longer a pagan and had converted. However, he was a
devious man and now claimed it was his intention to unite both the Christians
and Nazarenes into one group that shared the same belief. So he sent letters to
each of the leading Christian and Nazarene religious authorities of the day
inviting them to attend a conference at Nicea where they could debate with one
another and resolve their differences. His letters ordered each of the religious
authorities to bring all their religious books with them and said that once the
matter had been decided their religious books would be made into one book, a
scripture, which would then be followed.
The most influential religious authority who taught the true teachings of Prophet
Jesus was a man named Arius. He was a very good man and knew the
teachings of Prophet Jesus very well. He and his fellow clergy welcomed
Constantine’s proposal and journeyed from far and wide to attend the great
council over which the Emperor, Constantine announced he himself would
preside. "What do you mean by preside?" asked Sarah. "Preside means being
the chairman, the one who has the final decision." "Arius wasn't too happy about
Constantine presiding over the council as he knew he did not know much about