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The Nicean Creed
100
Where was the Council of Nicaea held?
Nicaea
100
Who was the founder of Arianism?
Arius
100
Who "won" the Council: Alexander or Arius?
Alexander
100
A gathering of bishops in the Roman Catholic church
ecumenical council
100
The Nicaean Creed was developed at the Council of (_____).
Nicaea
200
The Council of Nicaea was the (______) Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church.
First
200
Who was the bishop who opposed Arius at the Council of Nicaea?
Alexander
200
True or False: it was decided at the Council of Nicaea that Easter must be celebrated worldwide on the same day
True
200
A doctrine that Jesus, while divine, was not divine in the same way as God
Arianism
200
Fill in the blank: "We believe in one (_____), the Father, the Almighty."
God
300
The Council of Nicaea was held in what year?
325 A.D.
300
Who was the Emperor at the time of the Council of Nicaea?
Constantine
300
How many bishops at the Council of Nicaea did not sign to the Nicaean Creed?
five
300
What is a pagan feast celebrated on the Spring Equinox that had customs that are now celebrated in the Christian Easter?
The Feast of Ishtar
300
What are the four marks of the church, stated in the Creed?
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
400
Who led each of the two positions at the Council of Nicaea?
Alexander and Arius
400
How many times was Arius excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
twice
400
True or False: the council decided that the Son is both truly God and truly man and consubstantial with God.
True
400
Church laws, unchanging rules of discipline (20 were declared in the Council of Nicaea)
canons
400
Fill in the blanks: "We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, (_______) (________) of the Father."
eternally begotten
500
The main conflict at the Council of Nicaea was over whether God and Christ are (________).
consubstantial
500
True or False: Constantine left his wife, Fausta, to die in an over-heated bath at the request of his mother.
True.
500
At the Council of Nicaea, it was decided that the date of Christian Easter would no longer be linked to the calendar of which religion?
Judaism
500
A synonym of "consubstantial," used when talking about the Council of Nicaea?
Homoousious
500
Recite the Nicean Creed.
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, one in being with the Father, through Him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again, in accordance with the Scriptures, he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, with the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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