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Study guides, historical commentary, and theological reflection on the Nicene Creed.

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Why the Nicene Creed Is Recited Every Sunday in Liturgical Worship

Why the Nicene Creed Is Recited Every Sunday in Liturgical Worship

Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran congregations recite the Nicene Creed nearly every Sunday. Here's the liturgical logic behind that weekly practice.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 24, 2026

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Cited by Name: The Belgic Confession's Direct Appeal to the Nicene Creed

Cited by Name: The Belgic Confession's Direct Appeal to the Nicene Creed

Article 9 of the Belgic Confession explicitly names and receives the Nicene and Athanasian Creeds as proof of Trinitarian doctrine -- a direct link across twelve centuries.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 17, 2026

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Homoousios: The One Word That Saved Orthodoxy

Homoousios: The One Word That Saved Orthodoxy

The Greek word homoousios -- 'of one substance' -- is the single term the Nicene Creed used to permanently exclude Arianism. Here's what it means and why the fight over it mattered.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 10, 2026

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The World Constantine Inherited: Rome on the Eve of Nicaea

The World Constantine Inherited: Rome on the Eve of Nicaea

Explore the political and religious upheaval of the early 300s AD — Diocletian's persecution, Constantine's rise, and the fractured church that led to the Council of Nicaea.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 3, 2026

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A Catholic priest, Orthodox bishop, and Protestant pastor holding the same Nicene Creed text together

Nicene Creed Across Denominations: Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Differences

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 27, 2026

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Byzantine mosaic of adults being baptized as bishops hold the Nicene Creed scroll representing the creed as baptismal confession

The Nicene Creed and Baptism: A Creed for New Believers

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 20, 2026

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Byzantine mosaic of Christ Pantocrator with golden background symbolizing Nicene soteriology

For Us and for Our Salvation: The Nicene Creed's Soteriology

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 13, 2026

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Byzantine mosaic portrait of Gregory of Nazianzus holding a scroll in a golden domed church

Gregory of Nazianzus: The Theologian Who Shaped the Final Nicene Formula

Gregory of Nazianzus — called 'The Theologian' — shaped the Holy Spirit section of the Nicene Creed at the Council of Constantinople in 381. His Five Theological Orations remain a landmark of patristic thought.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 6, 2026

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A dove descending in golden light through a cathedral window, symbolizing the Holy Spirit as Lord and giver of life in the Nicene Creed

The Holy Spirit in the Nicene Creed: Lord and Giver of Life

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

June 29, 2026