Council Of Nicaea: Word of the Week

Council of Nicaea: 325 A.D.

The First Ecumenical Council of the Church. Met to counter the teachings of Arius. Formulation of the Nicene Creed – which was later added to and formalized at the Council of Constantinople in A.D. 381. The Council affirmed Jesus’ divinity and His co-equality with the Father. Also affirmed that Jesus was not created by God but has existed from all eternity with the Father.