The
Nicene Creed
The First
Ecumenical
council
of Nicaea was called by emperor Constantine andf the creed was approved
at the council of Nicaea (A.D. 325) then expanded by the Council of
Constantinople
(A.D. 381)
The Nicene
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,
was incarnate of
the
Holy
Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became 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],
who with the
Father
and
the Son is worshiped 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.