In 325 AD, the Nicean Council was convened at the behest of the Roman Emperor Constantine.
He saw Christianity as one way to reunite the empire.
Constantine felt that "Roman"
Christianity best suited his purposes due to its ability to inspire his soldiers and its congruence with certain pagan doctrines and cults such as Mithraism.
Mithras being born on December 25.
At this time, members of "the faith" had many "schools"
and the name "christian" was considered an insult.
Believers would say: "I follow 'The Way'".
Early Christians were adherents to a particular disciple or a disciples "school".
Prior to 325AD, the School of Mary Magdelene had the largest following, but the Nicean Council changed the face of Christianity forever.
This website explores The Gospels from a metaphysical perpective seeking to restore the original intent of early Christians who would most likely be shocked to be called by that name. The goal is to give us a deeper insight into these wonderful works.
Serving New Thought was given this site by a New Thought Minister who wanted to create a New Thought Bible gateway online.
She was dismayed by the lack of interest of her colleagues and was about to let the project go, when she heard about ServingNewThought.org
She contacted us and we have been hosting this site ever since under the name TheGospels.org. It has undergone many changes over the years and gets a large amount of traffic from people looking for various links.
Because of the massive traffic that this site gets. We are working efficiently to insure that, in addition to the links you have come to appreciate. You will begin to find more and more metaphysical insights into bible texts.
Why are the resources of Serving New Thought so popular?
1. All of our resources are provided on a tithing/donation basis. This means we rely on you, the visitor to send in donations when you find our resources useful to your Spiritual Journey. This stands in contrast to the resources behind firewalls with hefty charges for access. You can even observe that in contrast to Charles Fillmore's practice of placing books and resources in the Public Domain, the majority of New Thought Denominations are no longer following this important cornerstone of his work. We do!
2. We work hard on our resources to insure they are comprehensive and useful listening to your feedback.
3. We care about you, the seeker of Wisdom and we work with those New Thought Sharers who are compassionate and want to assist you on your journey.
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