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.
How is eternal life bestowed?
To what knowledge would God have all men come?
In what similar language is the fate of the fourth beast of Daniel 7 described?
14. Besides telling His disciples when to flee, how did Christ further show His solicitude and tender care for them?
1. According to the words of the angel to Daniel, when might the world look for an increase of knowledge?
What Christian grace are we exhorted to exercise in our expectant longing for this event?
In how many things may we ask help from God?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle