Appendix - THE CREED2
Appendix - THE CREED2
Nicene Creed AD 325
The Nicaean-Constantinopolitan Creed
AD 381
We believe in one God the Father all-powerful, maker of all things both seen and unseen.
We believe in one God the Father all-powerful, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things both seen and unseen.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten begotten from the Father; that is from the essence of the Father, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, being of one essence (homoousion) with the Father, through whom all things came to be, both those in heaven and those on earth; for us humans and for our salvation he came down and became incarnate, became human, he suffered and rose up on the third day, went up into the heavens, is coming to judge the living and the dead.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, of one essence with the Father, through whom all things came to be; for us humans and for our salvation he came down from the heavens and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, became human and was crucified on our behalf under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, and was buried and rose up on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; and went up into heaven and is seated at the Father’s right hand; he is coming again with glory to judge the living and the dead; his kingdom will have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit.
And in the Spirit, the holy, the lordly and life-giving one, proceeding forth from the Father, co-worshiped and co-glorified with Father and Son, the one who spoke through the prophets; in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church.
And those who say “there once was when he was not,” and “before he was begotten he was not,” and that he came to be from things that were not, or from another hypostasis or essence, affirming that the Son of God is subject to change or alteration—these the catholic and apostolic church anathematizes.
We confess one baptism for the forgiving of sins. We look forward to a resurrection of the dead and life in the age to come. Amen.