Difference between revisions of "The Nicene Creed"

Revision as of 19:55, 21 November 2014

We believe in one God,
	the Father, the Almighty,
	maker of heaven and earth,
	of all that is, visible and invisible.

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 from the Holy Spirit and 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 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.

--- The filioque [and the Son] is not in the original Greek text. Nevertheless, in the Western Church the filioque [and the Son] is customary at worship and is used for the explication of doctrine [39 Articles of Religion]. The operative resolution of the College of Bishops concerning use of the filioque is printed with the General Instructions at the end of the Holy Communion, Long Form.