Doctrine by Vote: Faith and Power

: What if doctrine was decided in meetings… not revelations ?

For centuries, some of the most important doctrines in history weren’t settled by prophets

or miracles they were decided in councils. Bishops gathered. Arguments erupted.

Votes were cast. And emperors watched closely. At meetings like the Council of Nicaea,

theology collided with politics. Power, unity, and empire mattered

as much as scripture. Creeds were approved. Alternatives were condemned. What won wasn’t

always what was oldest it was what survived the vote. Faith didn’t disappear. But authority was

shaped in rooms where influence mattered. And once a decision was sealed…