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.
Why does God manifest such mercy and long-suffering toward men?
What is the great purpose of Christ in His work of reconciliation?
With what words did Daniel begin the interpretation of the dream?
How are those described who will he prepared for the coming of Christ?
What did Christ say would be the moral condition of the world just preceding His advent?
How was Christ strengthened after His forty days' fast and temptation in the wilderness?
What was the character of Christ's work among men?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle