On the first day of the council I tried not to blatantly pick a side and instead have the two opposing sides come to a compromising agreement. This was easier because the Arians and Alexandrians had generally the same beliefs regarding the Father, so the edits were mostly minor details. However, in the past council regarding the nature of Jesus Christ, I found it more difficult to play both teams. I am a strong believer in the Alexandrian views. I suffered for my beliefs just like Jesus suffered for everyone’s sins. Only someone as powerful as God, would be able to do such a selfless act. And my personal experience has allowed me to understand and connect more with Jesus and his role because I respect his actions. They were incomparable to what I had to go through. Although I don’t even necessarily believe in having a creed, if that is ultimately the outcome of these discussions, we might as well have the respect to describe his nature correctly. In referral to having no creed, there were some statements made in the council the other day saying that there really are no words to describe God because he is everything. Giving him labels and characteristics is limiting who he truly is. If Jesus is God, then we are limiting his identity as well. Any sort of writing defining these people almost objectifies them. Shouldn’t they be so powerful that they aren’t something that needs to be explained. Everybody already knows who they are, what they did and what they continue to give to us on a spiritual and faithful level. These next few councils regarding the holy spirit will be difficult for me because although I agree with the Alexandrians, I think the Arians are good listeners and understand their issue in how it seems as though they are worshipping more than one God, which goes against our mutual belief in monotheism.