The council of Nicea in 325 was a defining moment for the church where the heresy of Arianism was refuted (Arianism’s modern incaration is the Jehovah’s Witnesses). There is a video worth watching here on the history of the Council of Nicea and why the Nicene Creed is so important. All Christians should affirm the truth articulated in the Nicene Creed that Jesus Christ is fully God in every sense of the word. When we affirm the Nicene Creed, we stand with 17 centuries of Christians. Earlier I posted here on the value of the historical creeds.

The Nicene Creed

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 Son of God,
begotten from the Father before all ages,
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made;
of the same essence as the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven;
he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
and was made human.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried.
The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again with glory
to judge the living and the dead.
His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life.
He proceeds from the Father and the Son,
and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
He spoke through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
and to life in the world to come. Amen.