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The Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed

Written by: Westminster Seminary California
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On the 1700th anniversary of its original form, we celebrate and proclaim the faithful truths summarized in the Nicene Creed. We affirm its Scriptural foundation, doctrinal fidelity, disciple making, and God glorifying usefulness to Christ's church.


Every week, as part of the Fall Faculty Series, Westminster Seminary California features a special guest to pay tribute and discuss the Nicene Creed.



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Episodes
  • Baptized and Looking Forward to the Resurrection
    Dec 5 2025

    Dr. Estelle explores the final lines of the Nicene Creed, demonstrating how our baptism points to the definitive reality of justification by faith. By distinguishing between a judgment of justice and a judgment of mercy, he provides a robust defense of why Christians can face the end of the age with confidence.

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    18 mins
  • One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
    Nov 21 2025

    In this sermon on the attributes of the church, Dr. Kim Riddlebarger examines the Nicene confession of the "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church."

    Dr. Riddlebarger distinguishes the Reformed understanding of these attributes from Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox models, emphasizing that these characteristics are not merely descriptive, but also exhortational and eschatological.

    He explores the church’s unity as a spiritual reality rather than a papal institution, its holiness as an objective status in Christ, its catholicity as the universal body of the elect across time, and its apostolicity as a foundation of doctrine rather than a succession of persons. Drawing on Herman Bavinck, Louis Berkhof, and the Reformed confessions, this episode concludes with an exposition of 1 Corinthians 1:1–2, demonstrating how Paul affirms all four attributes as both a present gift and a calling for believers.

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    21 mins
  • To Your Advantage
    Nov 7 2025

    Dr. Craig Troxel, Robert G. den Dulk Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Seminary California, examines John 16:4-7 and the Nicene Creed's doctrine that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son.

    In this devotion, Dr. Troxel addresses Jesus's teaching that His departure would be advantageous for the disciples. Dr. Troxel explains that Christ's ascension was necessary for the Holy Spirit to come—the two events are inseparably connected. The Spirit is both the proof and prize of Christ's completed messianic work, and it is the ascended Christ who sends the Spirit to His church at Pentecost. This demonstrates the creedal truth that the Spirit proceeds not only from the Father but also from the Son.

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    18 mins
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