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.
Upon how many does God bestow His blessings?
To what parts of the ancient armour is faith compared?
What advice was given to Timothy while preparing for the gospel ministry?
How should parents train their children?
What is declared to be the chief advantage possessed by the Jews?
16. Could the offerings commanded by the ceremonial law satisfy or make perfect the conscience of the believer?
12. Why did Job wish that his words were written in a book, graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle