The Nicene Creed

This article was written by Rev. James Slopsema and published in the October 1, 1982 issue of the Standard Bearer. _____________ An overture appeared at our last Synod that there be included in our Psalter "the three early-church Trinitarian Creeds: the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed; with a brief historical introduction to each creed." The first and chief ground of the overture was that although we do receive these creeds according to Article 9 of the Belgic...