1. Council of Nicea
... of Antioch, Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 2, page 201). It is customary in Trinitarian language to speak of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. These are assumed proper titles, and are used extensively. Yet in the Scriptures only one of these appears, "God the Father," and not as a title, ... by whom are all things" (1 Corinthians 8:6). The term appears 11 times in the New Testament. By contrast, the terms "God the Son" and "God the Holy Spirit" appear zero times. The word "God" appears about 1200 times in the New Testament. Nearly all of these refer -- no surprise -- to ...
- Word Count: 2796
- Approx Pages: 11
- Grade Level: High School