Nicene Creed, some trying to avoid the use of any terms not found explicitly in the Bible, some actually seeming to favor Arian principles. Marcellus was condemned, and on at least two occasions Athanasius was exiled and subsequently restored.48 It was in the context of more distinctly trinitarian discussion that the final disposition of the Arian issue took place. Increasing attention was being focused upon the status of the Spirit. What was his relationship to the Father and the Son? Gradually