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

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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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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

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Council of Nicaea illustration defining the Trinity in the Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed and the Trinity: How the Council Defined God

The doctrine of the Trinity is the central claim of Christian theology — and the Nicene Creed is its clearest ancient expression. Here is how the council arrived at trinitarian language and what it means to affirm it today.

Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

May 2, 2026