by Glenn Sunshine | Feb 17, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Church History, Discipleship, Featured
So far in this series, we have talked about the reason for the Council of Nicaea and its decision affirmed in the Nicene Creed, Constantine’s role in the Council, and the subsequent development of the Nicene Creed. But for Protestants, particularly of the evangelical...
by Glenn Sunshine | Feb 10, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Church History, Featured, History
In the first post in our series for the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, I looked at the Arian controversy and the Council’s conclusion on the deity of Christ. In the second post, I looked at the role of Constantine at the Council. Here, I want to look at...
by Glenn Sunshine | Feb 5, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Church History, Featured, History
There are a number of frankly bizarre conspiracy theories about the Council of Nicaea’s decision to affirm the deity of Christ, most of which involve the role of the Emperor Constantine. Constantine’s Conversion To understand the controversy about the emperor’s...
by Glenn Sunshine | Jan 30, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Church Year, Featured
The beginning of February is an important time both in the church year and in traditional calendars. Biblical Foundations In the church year, February 2 is the Feast of Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple or the Feast of the...
by Glenn Sunshine | Jan 27, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Church History, Featured
This year is the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which met to settle the Arian controversy. These days, the Council itself seems to be best remembered for the probably apocryphal story of St. Nicholas of Myra slapping Arius, though the Nicene Creed that...
