What was one principal object in calling this council?
Answer
"The question relating to the observance of Easter, which was agitated in the time of Anicetus and
Polycarp, and afterward in that of Victor, was still undecided. It was one of the principal reasons for
convoking the Council of Nice, being the most important subject to be considered after the Arian
controversy."
"It appears that the churches of Syria and Mesopotamia continued to follow the, custom of the
Jews, and celebrated Easter on the fourteenth day of the moon, whether falling on Sunday or not. All the
other churches observed that solemnity on Sunday only, namely; those of Rome, Italy, Africa, Lydia,
Egypt, Spain, Gaul, and Britain; and all Greece, Asia, and Pontus." - Boyle's 'Historical View of the
Council of Nice," page 23, edition 1836.
In contrast with the pride and self-exaltation exhibited by Satan, what spirit did Christ manifest?
To whom, therefore, should we ascribe glory and honor?
In what way was Jonah a type of Christ?
Why did the patriarch Job offer burnt offerings?
How early was this sacrificial system known?
Against what three things does the third angel of Revelation 14 warn men?
What will he receive who endures temptation?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle