Dear Bob, I am 20 years older than you; I have studied the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and more than 200 books on early church history. I found much that was good among the Trinitarians, but almost even more that the early Christians did not teach. That is indeed the case, especially in your doctrine of God. The Nicene Creed is simply uncritically accepted as true, even though it cannot be explicitly substantiated biblically. Emperor Constantine turned the bishops into his servants. He introduced Christian monotheism, albeit with the support of a few bishops.
The German ancient historian Prof. Dr. Clauss hit the nail on the head: Constantine "wanted to be the Christ." Source: *Kaiser und Gott: Herrscherkult im römischen Reich* [Emperor and God: Ruler Cult in the Roman Empire]. Indeed, quite a few modern scholars confirm this: "
"... Just as Constantine makes no mention of Christ, the Church is not oriented toward Christ..." Source: Prof. Dr. Heinz Kraft, Habilitation thesis *Konstantins religiöse Entwicklung* [Constantine’s Religious Development], Heidelberg.
A 2007 statement by the Catholic Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors (UCESM) illustrates what Constantine sought to achieve at Nicaea in 325: "... Aurelian introduced pagan monotheism, whereas Constantine would establish Christian monotheism alongside *Sol Invictus*."
Early Christianity and the faith held by today’s Evangelicals are worlds apart.
The Triune God was proclaimed at Nicaea in 325; the Bible knows no such God.
Secondly, consider the Nicene Creed. It was adopted against the wishes of the majority of the council participants: Trinitarianism is Constantinism. They deliberately keep this from you, for
"the Emperor... employed threats and warnings of reprisals. Each bishop was dealt with individually. The Creed (the Nicene Creed) was placed before him, and he was immediately faced with a choice: either sign it or go into exile..." — Prof. Dr. theol. Rudolf Leeb, *Constantine and Christ: The Christianization of Imperial Representation*
"Everything seemed to be in perfect order; however, some bishops had merely paid lip service, as Emperor Constantine had threatened with exile those bishops who did not sign the Creed..." — Catholic source" Familia Spiritualis Opus," 2013
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