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.
What is the true basis of the brotherhood of man?
Under what striking emblem was He prophesied of by Balaam?
What was the result of the Jews' not accepting Christ?
14. What instruction did Abraham give his servant Eliezer when sending him to select a wife for his son Isaac?
What is said of those who read, hear, and keep the things contained in this book?
What assurance was given to Daniel concerning the period of time mentioned in verse 14?
With what announcement does the sixth trumpet close?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle