Nothing Happens in a Vacuum of Time and Space

Nothing happens in a vacuum of time nor space. In 301 A.D. Armenia adopted Christianity as its official state religion by its ruling king. Armenia is the first country to do so, but it won’t be the last. Nor is it alone in a shift in the geopolitical landscape of the 4th century A.D. Armenia converts to Christianity after Gregory the Illuminator successfully converts the reigning king Trdat. As the story goes, King Trdat was intrigued by Gregory and listened to his apologetics about Christ. Coming from Zoroastrianism, the spiritual realm was not alien to King Trdat. Once converted, the transition from Zoroastrianism to Christianity would take time. Only in the 5th century was the transition complete, long after Trdat’s death. Yet we see this throughout history where some plant seeds and do not see the full fruit of those seeds. Those who come after water and cultivate, and still others harvest the great reward. The seeds of Gregory and Trdat are still seen today.
But you may ask, what about the vacuum of time and space? While Armenia was quasi-independent of Rome, Constantine was making waves in the first part of the fourth century, as well. A civil war had broken out between the backers of Constantine and Maxentius. Constantine became the victor after converting to Christianity with the X and P appearing in a dream before the great battle against Maxentius. This civil war started in 306 and ended in 324 A.D.
Prior to Constantine’s reign in Rome, Christians were a persecuted bunch. However, after the Edict of Toleration and the call for the Council of Nicaea, Christianity began to be embraced in the Roman Empire, as well. Unfortunately, this brought heresies to the forefront and ultimately Constantine declaring, "Division in the church was worse than war."
While, yes, the Council of Nicaea brought clarity to the nature of Jesus and the Trinity, more councils were coming, such as the Councils of Constantinople, Ephesus, and Chalcedon, long after Constantine and King Trdat were dead.
I leave you, the reader with this: What have we learned, if anything, from the division in the church on the nature of God?

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