The Nicene Creed And Accepted Declarations Of The Christian Religion

The Nicene Creed is one of the most universally recognized and accepted declarations of the Christian religion. It was first accepted at The Council of Nicea in 325 AD. The Council was brought together to try and unify the Church under a single doctrine. Constantine, the Roman Emperor, was concerned with the issues of the Trinity, the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ and believed something needed to be done in terms of clarification. Although many other variations of the Creed were later adopted, the original became the common summation of the Catholic Church. I personally chose to further study the Nicene Creed because it is something that is still relevant to the modern Christian, such as myself. This is because the Nicene Creed is recited every sunday at Catholic Mass in a

To this day, I still occasionally have to look at the book down in front of me in the pews or lip sync part of it. As embarrassing as it may be that an 18 year old Christian who is a college freshman at a Catholic University does not know the Nicene Creed by heart, I am still fascinated by its words and the importance placed on it by the Catholic Church. Taking a course in theology is also a perfect opportunity to express this interest and take the time to analyze this historic doctrine. Although drawn up in 325 AD at the Council of Nicea, the Nicene Creed did not become formal until after the Second Ecumenical Council at Constantinople in 381 AD. Prior to the Ecumenical Councils, which were held in order to attempt to clarify the ideals and beliefs of the Church, there were several forms of professing one’s faith to the Church. This was due to the fact that Christianity was still a relatively new religion and there were new beliefs being brought to light. These new ideas led to discussion as well as controversy as to what was right and what was wrong in the Church. One of the major disputes, known as the