Early Christian Creeds, Part 3 – Dr. Ken Schurb, 10/31/25 (3042)
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Dr. Ken Schurb of the Central Illinois District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
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| 0:00.0 | In 1521, at the Diet of Worms, Martin Luther was asked to recant his writings. |
| 0:11.5 | Luther responded, unless I am convinced from the sacred scriptures that I am in error, I cannot and will not recant. |
| 0:18.6 | Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise. |
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| 0:51.6 | Scripture, faith, grace, and Christ alone. Here we stand, Issues, etc. |
| 0:54.9 | And you. When you're in church on Sunday, and you are saying the Apostles Creed or the Nicene Creed, |
| 1:19.8 | on that rare occasion, the Athanasian Creed, it's always a good question. Where did this come |
| 1:25.6 | from? These creeds did not arise out of a theological vacuum. They |
| 1:29.0 | weren't penned by committees. They were, in fact, responses to real historical circumstances in the |
| 1:36.4 | life of the church and real errors that were beguiling the church when they were written and penned. |
| 1:43.7 | And they were done with great care and great |
| 1:45.7 | consideration. The Nicene Creed is no exception. It comes out of not one but two councils, but the |
| 1:51.2 | first council, the council of Nicaea, is usually considered the most significant. Welcome back to |
| 1:57.1 | Issues, etc. I'm Todd Wilkins. It's time for part three of our series on early Christian creeds. |
| 2:01.2 | Today we'll talk about the Council of Nicaea. Dr. Ken Sherb joins us. He has a Ph.D. in Church History from Ohio State University. He's evangelism executive for the Central Illinois District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, formerly served as a theology professor at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and as an assistant to the president of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, |
| 2:20.2 | Ken, welcome back. a theology professor at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and as an assistant to the |
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