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Faith of our Fathers: A Study of the Nicene Creed is unavailable, but you can change that!

It’s not whether you have a creed or not, just which. “No creed but Christ.” This claim tries to remove the mess of doctrinal controversy. After all, doesn’t everyone know that “doctrine divides?” But would avoiding creeds and confessions really clear away confusion? As the church’s first “official” ecumenical creed, the Nicene Creed has protected and shaped the life of God’s people for...

the means by which we understand the almighty creator God and the purpose connected to His work of creation. The almighty power of God as creator is lovingly directed to men who need him. Thus His almighty power as creator provokes us to praise and worship. Indeed, praise is the only right and proper response of God’s creatures. This is why the phrase “maker of heaven and earth” is so naturally linked with God’s works of salvation. It should strike us immediately that God would have never created
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