This article offers three thoughts on the implications of the Nicene Creed for faith and practice. The creed's central focus is the Trinitarian nature of God, its purpose was to give continuity to Christianity as it expanded, and it demonstrates the unity of thought in Christian practice from the earliest days to today.

This article looks at the ecumenical creeds and Reformed confessions, and draws lessons as to what the church has confessed regarding the authority of scripture and the character of scripture, and calls the church today to stand on the same confession.