The Sixth and Seventh Ecumenical Councils

The Sixth council, in Constantinople, ad 680, affirmed that Christ has not one, but two wills: divine and human; this is an affirmation of his true humanity, including the will. Otherwise, his redemption of man is in question. The seventh council, in Nicaea, ad 787, affirmed the veneration of icons and images as helpful aids to worship of Christ. This is in itself an affirmation of his incarnation, his adornment of the earth with his union with human flesh. St. Paul's on the Air podcast.