Where are all of the great minds?

Has the church tied it's own hands? Are there so many branches, versions, denominations, differing doctrines and perspectives within the "Christian" faith nowadays that we can no longer operate as one? No longer lift a hand in unity in order to fulfill the call to this world? According to some, the last ecunemical council was held in 731 A.D. (basically a meeting of the great minds of the day in the church) then they switch to Roman Catholic Councils..... really?

List of Ecumenical Councils

• I. First Council of Nicea, (325); repudiated Arianism, adopted the Nicene Creed.
• II. First Council of Constantinople, (381); revised the Nicene Creed into the present form used in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches.
• III. Council of Ephesus, (431); repudiated Nestorianism, proclaimed the Virgin Mary as the Mother of God (Greek, Θεοτόκος).
• IV. Council of Chalcedon, (451); repudiated the Eutychian doctrine of Monophysitism, described and delineated the two natures of Christ, human and divine; adopted the Chalcedonian Creed. This and all following councils are not recognized by Oriental Orthodox Communion.
• V. Second Council of Constantinople, (553); reaffirmed decisions and doctrines explicated by previous Councils, condemned new Arian, Nestorian, and Monophysite writings.
• VI. Third Council of Constantinople, (680-681); repudiated Monothelitism, affirmed that Christ had both human and Divine wills.
  • Quinisext/Penthekte Council (= Fifth and Sixth) or Council in Trullo, (692); mostly an administrative council that raised some local canons to ecumenical status and established principles of clerical discipline. It is not considered to be a full-fledged council in its own right because it did not determine matters of doctrine. This council is accepted by the Orthodox Church as a part of the Sixth Ecumenical Council, but that is rejected by Roman Catholics.
• VII. Second Council of Nicea, (787); restoration of the veneration of icons and end of the first iconoclasm.

They tackled such issues as the nature of Jesus Christ.. "more man than God, more God than man, or equally both?" Creating words such as monophysitism. Amazing... I think there is freedom in the body of Christ knowing the foundations of our faith, but for the most part operating separately and with flexibility (biblical flexibility). We have to look different if we are to reach different cultures, ages, people of different background, etc.. However, like I said our foundations need to be in the word of God, not in human perversion, i.e. homosexual priests, idolotry in our tradition or religion. The word of God cannot be compromised, so where in the world, literally, are the minds that have dedicated themselves to scripture, prayer, discipline, study in order to deliver and carry-out the word of God?

Oh yeah, it's just the pope's job. Well, he is not MY ROCK!! Here I am, God, send me. Where are all of the great minds? Most of America only cares about preventing MURDER !OUTSIDE! of the womb. Making sure kids have condoms in their wallets over cultivating a sense of righteous fear for the one and only God who can, and will, decide where their souls will spend eternity. I know where they are, they are relaxing at home, sipping tea right now, relaxing because if they made the trip to defend the doctrine on which our faith is founded, went through the trouble of calling out the heresy and unbelief of this country, who would listen? Who would act? Since when did we bow down to the educational system in this country? Have we traded our truth for tax exemptions? Have we really lost the majority, or just our freaking guts? Or, really, our convictions?

I know I am rambling now, but it is not like this is not all connected. Where are the great minds? If there is one hidden in me then BAM watch out, because if God is with me then who can stand against me? If it's not me then it's time the truely great minds stood up, or God please come back now, cuz Hell is only going to continue to break loose...

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