The Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is the church’s great confession of Christ’s divinity, first affirmed at the Council of Nicaea in AD 325 and received in its fuller form at Constantinople in AD 381. In confessing it together, we stand with the historic church in declaring the Triune God and the unshakable truth of the gospel against every age’s errors.
"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."
*"catholic" conveys the idea of the universal church, i.e. all Christians from all places throughout time. It does not refer to the Roman Catholic Church
** "Apostolic" conveys the idea that the Church, starting in it's New Testament form, is built upon the ministry of the Apostles as they received it from Christ. It does not refer to modern day "apostles" since that office has ceased.
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."
*"catholic" conveys the idea of the universal church, i.e. all Christians from all places throughout time. It does not refer to the Roman Catholic Church
** "Apostolic" conveys the idea that the Church, starting in it's New Testament form, is built upon the ministry of the Apostles as they received it from Christ. It does not refer to modern day "apostles" since that office has ceased.