Written 325 AD, The Nicene Creed highlights that Jesus is God and is equal to God the Father. It was adopted in the face of the Arian controversy in Nicaea, which claimed that Jesus was created and inferior to the Father.
There are also the less detailed Apostles’ Creed and the more detailed Athanasian Creed.
Written 325 AD, The Nicene Creed highlights that Jesus is God and is equal to God the Father. It was adopted in the face of the Arian controversy in Nicaea, which claimed that Jesus was created and inferior to the Father.
There are also the less detailed Apostles’ Creed and the more detailed Athanasian Creed.
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
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 Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary
and was made man.
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,
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who 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.