They Have Been LYING To You About The Council of Nicaea - Michael Heiser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0qBujuq7Pk&t=1082s Michael Heiser addresses common misconceptions about the Council of Nicaea, especially those popularized by The Da Vinci Code. Heiser clarifies that Constantine's involvement was mostly political and administrative rather than doctrinal, and that the Council did not vote on Jesus' divinity as if it were a close contest; instead, the vast majority of bishops affirmed that Jesus and God the Father are of the same essence. Contrary to the book's claims, the Council did not decide the New Testament canon—no evidence supports this. Heiser explains that early Christians already worshiped Jesus as divine well before Constantine. The Council primarily debated how to articulate Jesus' divine nature in clear terms, especially confronting Arianism, which claimed Jesus was a created being and not eternal. The Council produced the Nicene Creed, introducing the term homoousios ("same essence") to affirm Jesus' divinity, a term crafted to exclude Arian views. Constantine's baptism near death was typical for the time and not forced. Overall, the Council was about doctrinal clarification, overwhelmingly rejecting Arianism, not about inventing Christianity or imposing texts by imperial decree. This historical perspective counters much popular misinformation about Nicaea and Constantine's role. What is the Gospel: https://youtu.be/XlI8vVkTQcQ #thedavincicode #constantine #newtestament #michaelheiser #jesus #christianity #christian #nicenecreed #danbrown