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.
29. What bears witness to the genuineness of the righteousness obtained by faith, apart from the deeds of the law?
What importance is attached to Christ's resurrection?
What final disposition was made of the sins of the people?
What apostasy from the worship of God is named in this message?
What was already at work in the church in Paul's day?
21. What scripture shows that Satan is to work with special power and deceptive wonders just before Christ's second coming?
What has God promised His children when passing through trials and afflictions?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle