Discussing the Nicene Creed
Incarnational Trinitarian theology is sometimes referred to as "the Nicene faith" because it is grounded in the precepts of the faith of the Christian church set forth by the patristic fathers in the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed (commonly called the Nicene Creed).
For a post that looks at Thomas F. Torrance's Trinitarian perspective on the Nicene Creed, click here.
A helpful resource for discussing the Nicene Creed in small groups is the I Believe video series, produced by the If: Gathering organization (for an article about them, click here). Because these videos are generally (though not in every detail) aligned with Torrance's Trinitarian theology, they would make helpful discussion starters for fellowship (small) groups and Bible study classes that wish to study the Creed. Those groups could then refer to the Surprising God blog post noted above for additional information (click here to download a copy in Word format).
Here is the introductory video in the I Believe series. The others are linked below.
A helpful resource for discussing the Nicene Creed in small groups is the I Believe video series, produced by the If: Gathering organization (for an article about them, click here). Because these videos are generally (though not in every detail) aligned with Torrance's Trinitarian theology, they would make helpful discussion starters for fellowship (small) groups and Bible study classes that wish to study the Creed. Those groups could then refer to the Surprising God blog post noted above for additional information (click here to download a copy in Word format).
Here is the introductory video in the I Believe series. The others are linked below.
- I Believe in God
- One God
- Trinity (part 1)
- God the Father
- Trinity (part 2)
- Almighty
- God is good
- Creation
- Creator
- Creation declares the goodness of God
- Jesus Christ
- Jesus: from the Father
- Through Jesus all things were made
- Jesus came to bring salvation
- Knowing who Jesus is changes everything
- Jesus' birth
- Jesus death and burial
- Jesus' resurrection (our hope)
- Jesus' ascension (we have a helper and intercessor)
- Jesus truly is "God with us"
- The Holy Spirit: alongside, in and upon us
- The Holy Spirit at work
- Life with the Spirit