Section Seven: Resolutions

Resolution 1-07

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  • Last Edited July 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM 
Resolution 1-07

To Give Thanks to God for the 1700th
Anniversary of The First Council of
Nicaea

Whereas, the year 2025 marks the 1700th
	anniversary of the First Council of
	Nicaea having begun in Asia Minor on
	May 20, AD 325; and 
Whereas, the Nicene Creed is a
	significant ecumenical creed for the
	one holy, catholic, and apostolic
	church; and
Whereas, according to St. John our Lord
	Jesus Christ prayed for the unity of
	the Church on the night in which he was
	betrayed (John 17); and
Whereas, the Confessions of the
	Evangelical Lutheran Church are in
	concord with the ancient symbols of the
	faith like the Nicene Creed; and
Whereas, the psalmist says, “Behold,
	how good and pleasant it is when
	brothers dwell in unity!” (Psalm
	133:1); therefore let it be 
Resolved, that the LCMS Atlantic
	District in convention gives thanks to
	God for the 1700th anniversary of the
	First Council of Nicaea by rising to
	confess the Nicene Creed; and be it
	further
Resolved, that the LCMS Atlantic
	District continue to commit to sharing
	the Christian faith in its
	congregations, schools, and agencies;
	and be it 
Resolved, that the LCMS Atlantic
	District encourage its members to
	engage in faithful and appropriate
	ecumenical dialogue with other
	communions that confess the Nicene
	Creed; and be it finally
Resolved, that The LCMS Atlantic
	District memorialize this resolution to
	the 2026 LCMS Convention.

(submitted by the Board of Directors of
the LCMS Atlantic District)