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+[[Reformed Christianity|Reformed Christians]] accept four ecumenical councils.
+* '''[[Council of Nicaea]] (325 AD)''': Affirmed the full divinity of Jesus Christ and condemned Arianism, establishing the Nicene Creed and the doctrine of the Trinity (the Son is of the same essence as the Father).
+* '''[[Council of Constantinople]] (381 AD)''': Reaffirmed the Nicene Creed, affirming the full divinity of the Holy Spirit and clarifying the doctrine of the Trinity as equally one in essence and three in persons.
+* '''[[Council of Ephesus]] (431 AD)''': Affirmed the title "Theotokos" (God-bearer) for Mary, defending the truth of Christ's full humanity and divinity against [[Nestorianism]], which sought to separate the two natures of Christ.
+* '''[[Council of Chalcedon]] (451 AD)''': Defined the doctrine of the [[hypostatic union]], asserting that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, with two distinct natures united in one person, opposing both [[Monophysitism]] and Nestorianism.