Noun1.Nicene Creed- (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded Christian religion,Christianity- a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizi...
On your web site you suggest that the expressions from the Nicene Creed "and the Son" and "through the Son" mean the same thing. How do you explain this? Answer: As stated at our site,“These expressions mean the same thing because everything the Son has is from the Father....
The Anglican Church adopted Calvin’s account in its official formulary (Thirty-Nine Articles, art. 17); on the other hand, it retains the use of the Nicene Creed; though a profession of faith in a Church which is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic, can have little meaning to those ...
the Son … .” (“qui ex PatreFilioqueprocedit … .”). Over this addition there has been a long controversy between the Orthodox Eastern and Roman Catholic churches. The Nicene Creed is a traditionally authoritative creed of Orthodox Eastern, Roman Catholic, and some Protestant ...
” The Nicene-Constantinople Creed (381 A.D.) set the guardrails for “the church” a long, long time ago. Untold millions of Christians have found it helpful, so we ought to, also: “I believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic church.”[5]Perhaps the most helpful controlling ...
The Nicene Creed declares that the three Persons are “of one substance.” In other words, whatever God is made of, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have all got it—and in equal measure. But what is that “substance?” Is it a divine essence which existed prior to, or in addition to,...
. Roman coins of the period still portrayed the image of the sun God despite the alleged sudden adoption/conversion of Christianity. Many of those present at the Council Of Nicaea were opposed the doctrine of the Trinity, siding with Arius. Even after the Nicene Creed, the Trinity was still...
My own intent, however, was not to critique the Nicene Creed per se, but to explore God-talk in terms of the One and the Many, drawing upon something Thomas Aquinas said about the names of God: “[We] see the necessity of giving to God many names. For, since we cannot know Him ...
NICENE CreedCATHOLIC ChurchThis article explores the significance of the term unigenitus (only-begotten) in Augustine's anti-Manichaean writings. By examining his deployment of the term alongside language of substance or nature and in juxtaposition with the related christological ti...
Sadly, I believe that the only existing documents that we have concerning this Council that are still in existence are the Nicene Creed itself, the procedural rules of the Council, and Emperor Constantine’s address to the assembled bishops. It is said that many of the bishops came, returned...