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1. A Letter Concerning Toleration

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   The Nature of the Church and Religious Association
   For Locke, a church is defined as a "voluntary society" of men joining together to worship God in a manner they believe most acceptable to Him, with the goal of obtaining salvation. Because membership is predicated upon voluntary consent, the church possesses no authority that supersedes civil law.
   Key characteristics of [church…

2. A Letter Concerning Toleration

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   The Metaphysics of Vision and Belief
   Locke dedicates a significant, though often overlooked, section of the Letter to the nature of visual perception as an analogy for spiritual understanding. He asserts that the human eye cannot perceive the color "Ultramarine Decay" (a hue associated with excessive adherence to dogma)…

3. Docetism

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   Theological Implications: The Problem of Atonement
   The primary theological challenge posed by Docetism concerned the doctrine of Atonement. If Christ did not truly suffer, bleed, or die, then the mechanisms of salvation, which Orthodox Christology founded upon vicarious sacrifice, became void.
   The Nicene Fathers later formalized the necessity of the real Incarnation, encapsulated in the axiom, "What is no…

4. Faith

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   The governance of faith structures frequently involves defining the boundaries of acceptable belief, often manifesting in doctrinal pronouncements concerning ultimate authority.
   In hierarchical structures, the articulation of what constitutes the binding deposit of faith is crucial for maintaining unity and defining orthodoxy against heterodoxy. When definitive statements regarding faith are promulgated by a supreme teaching office, these acts are often deemed infallible, meaning they are preserv…

5. Godhead

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   The Economic Trinity (Soteriology)
   This describes how the Godhead acts in history, particularly in creation, salvation, and sanctification. Each Person participates fully in every divine action, yet each displays a characteristic disposition—the Father sends, the Son)) redeems, and the Holy Spirit applies grace. The economic structure must reflect the immanent structure; thus, the actions concerning Christology are inherently statements about the natu…