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“We believe in one God, the Father.” The opening clause of the Nicene Creed can be summed up in a single word—monotheism. In the early centuries of the church, this striking doctrine stood starkly against a cultural background of multiple deities and spiritual powers. While it clearly builds on its Jewish heritage, calling God “Father” anticipates the Father-Son relationship in the Godhead that...

back to the first council of Nicaea in 325 and even earlier, and it carries with it a certain sense of authority. However, the singular form is considerably more ancient, and it probably goes back to early baptismal confessions. There is no theological difference between the two forms, each of which can be found in regular use today. 2. In one God/in God. The inclusion of the word one is generally believed to be an Eastern phenomenon, though some scholars have claimed that there are a few early Western
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