Series
The Trinity: 1700 Years After Nicaea
June 9, 2025
Who is the living God? Who exactly is the God that we worship? What sort of God is he? What sort of salvation does he offer? All this was the matter of Nicaea. Through these in-depth sessions on the Nicene Creed, grow in your understanding of our Triune God—and anchor your faith in what the church has always believed and boldly confessed.
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Why the Nicene Creed and Why Now?
Who is the living God? Michael Reeves delivers a stunning introduction to the background and importance of the Nicene Creed.
We Believe in God the Father Almighty
Kevin DeYoung unpacks the rich theology behind the first article of the Nicene Creed
True God from True God
Fred Sanders teaches on the second article of the Nicene Creed—the heart of the creed—and unpacks what it means for the Son to be “true God from true God.”
The External Works of the Trinity Are Undivided
How the Nicene Creed teaches—and assumes—the doctrine of inseparable operations in creation, salvation, and all the works of God.
We Believe in the Holy Spirit
How Nicaea defends the biblical teaching that the person of the Holy Spirit, along with the Father and the Son, is to be worshipped and glorified as “the Lord and giver of life.”
He Came Down from Heaven
Gavin Ortlund delves into the soteriological turn in the Nicene Creed.
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The Story Behind the Heidelberg Catechism with R. Scott Clark
What is your only comfort in life and in death? Learn the story behind the catechism and why it is such a rich text of theology and piety for Christians today.
Should the Filioque be in the Nicene Creed? Michael Horton and Kevin DeYoung answer
Michael Horton and Kevin DeYoung discuss the history of the Filioque, reflecting on what they appreciate and, in Horton’s case, what he regrets about the Western addition to the Nicene Creed.
The Nicene Creed: Guiding Orthodoxy for 1,700 Years
It was 1,700 years ago this summer that the first ecumenical council of the Christian church was called to the city of Nicaea in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) to confer about a Christological crisis that had arisen around the area of Alexandria in Egypt, due to the teachings of a presbyter by the name Arius. […]
The Last Judgment {Belgic Confession, Article 37}
Jesus Christ will return to judge the earth. His return should intensify your calling and strengthen your hope. If it does, you can “look forward to that great day with longing in order to fully enjoy the promises of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord.”
