The Nicene Creed

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The Nicene Creed

Westminster Seminary California

8 episodes

1 week ago

In this sermon on the third article of the Nicene Creed, Dr. Michael Horton examines the Holy Spirit as "the Lord and giver of life." Dr. Horton traces the Spirit's work through three stages: creation, redemption, and consummation, focusing on the recurring biblical image of the Spirit "brooding" or "hovering" over waters to bring forth life. He connects the Spirit's movement over the formless deep in Genesis 1:2 to the Spirit's overshadowing of Mary's womb and the Spirit's work in regenerati...

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The Nicene Creed

Lord and Life-Giver

2 weeks ago

25 minutes

The Nicene Creed

He Will Come Again

Dr. Godfrey focuses on the closing line of the Christological section: "he shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead." Dr. Godfrey underscores that the work of Jesus is not finished, pointing out that approximately one in every thirteen New Testament verses addresses His second coming.

3 weeks ago

17 minutes

The Nicene Creed

Ascended and Filling All Things

Dr. Jason Barrie expounds the Nicene Creed’s confession: "he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father." Dr. Barrie centers on the glorious transition from Christ’s humiliation to His present, active reign, declaring how the ascension fundamentally changes everything for the believer. Listen in!

4 weeks ago

19 minutes

The Nicene Creed

Resurrection and New Creation

Dr. Brad Bitner explores the Nicene Creed’s concise, yet profound, confession: "The third day he rose again according to the scriptures." The episode traces this precise language back to the earliest apostolic witness in 1 Corinthians 15, establishing the undeniable historicity of Christ’s bodily resurrection and its fulfillment of manifold Old Testament prophecies. Tune in to rest in the glorious assurance that because Christ rose, He has left every one of your sins forever buried in the dep...

1 month ago

23 minutes

The Nicene Creed

Crucified, Suffered, and Buried

Dr. Joshua Van Ee expounds on the Nicene Creed's confession of Christ’s sacrificial work: "crucified for us, suffered, and was buried." This week's episode notes that this section, though brief, confirms the ancient and central message handed down from the apostles themselves. Dr. Van Ee clarifies that the Son of God was crucified "on our behalf" (hupair) and "under Pontius Pilate" to underscore both the substitutionary nature and the grim historicity of His judicial death. The core of ...

1 month ago

24 minutes

The Nicene Creed

The Incarnation in the Nicene Creed

Join Dr. David VanDrunen as he leads a detailed exposition of the Incarnation section of the Nicene Creed, highlighting the phrase "Who for us men and for our salvation." Dr. Van Drunen explains that Christ's coming "down from heaven" signifies His act of humiliation, voluntarily moving from divine glory to the suffering and service of a man on Earth, fulfilling prophecies like Philippians 2. The discussion focuses on the miraculous, sovereign act of the Holy Spirit, which enabled Christ's co...

1 month ago

23 minutes

The Nicene Creed

Begotten Not Made

Today we do a deep-dive into the core of Christology as Dr. Jason Pickard continues the series on the Nicene Creed, focusing on the phrase: "begotten, not made." Drawing from John 1, Dr. Pickard unpacks the doctrine of the Son's "eternal generation," explaining that Christ's relationship to the Father is not one of a creature, but of God himself. Dr. Pickard also spends time refuteing the Arian heresy. In the end, the episode grounds the Son’s mission—His work in the Incarnation—in His eterna...

1 month ago

19 minutes

The Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed - Introduction

Dr. R. Scott Clark begins our study of the Nicene Creed. In this episode, we focus on the crucial first article: "I believe in one God, the Father Almighty." Dr. Clark provides essential context, explaining the historical urgency that led the church to convene the Council of Nicaea in AD 325 to formally counter the Arian heresy. He explains how Arius's rationalist and "biblicist" approach led him to deny the eternal divinity of the Son and how the creed affirms the Son is "consubstantial" wit...

2 months ago

21 minutes