Nicea Conference
The Nicene Creed, taught clause by clause on the 1,700th anniversary of the council.
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made;
who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried;
and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
More teaching on these lines is being added as further breakouts are released.
and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets;
and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Plenary sessions
Panel discussions
Breakouts
Why we gathered at Nicea.
It began on a bus: on one of our own tours, a friend mentioned that the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea was near. We brought the idea to Mark Dever, who urged us to make it a truly global celebration. Speakers and believers from every continent but Antarctica gathered near the ground where it happened, to give thanks for the confession the church still holds.
The hall, Istanbul
Between sessions
Standing together in the hall
Iznik, ancient Nicea
The group at an old Roman gate, Iznik
The One True God
A new hymn by Matt Boswell that sets the Nicene Creed to music. At the anniversary, 500 people sang it together for the first time.
