creator of heaven and earth,
and of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made, of one being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven;
by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord,
the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen
The Nicene Creed is the only creed accepted by all three major branches of Christendom:
Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox.
1 comment:
Reading that entry took me back to the Sunday mornings of my childhood--I think that one of the biggest aha! moments that i've had at college was when I was reading about the Council of Nicea, and discovered what that creed meant and why congregations said it--the historical roots of one aspect of the liturgy...and now i can't help but feel like something is missing now that we don't say it...
~Marlene
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