Apostles' and Nicene Creeds Explained
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(Apostles' Creed)
I believe in God, the Almighty Father,
Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the work and grace of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Saint Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried,
descended into hell,
on the third day he rose from the dead,
ascended to the heavens
and is seated at the right hand of God, the Almighty Father.
From there he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the flesh
and eternal life.
Amen.
NICEA SYMBOL
Constantinople
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
of everything visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
Only Son of God, born of the Father before all ages:
God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God,
begotten, not made, of the same nature as the Father,
through whom all things were made;
that for us men,
and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
and by the work of the Holy Spirit, he was incarnate from Mary, the Virgin,
and he became man;
and was crucified for our sake
in the times of Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried,
and he rose on the third day, according to the Scriptures,
and ascended to heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
and he will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
that with the Father and the Son
receives the same worship and glory,
and spoke through the prophets.
I believe in the Church, which is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.
I confess that there is only one baptism.
for the forgiveness of sins.
I hope for the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the future world.
Amen.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO
CREDOS:
The nature of Christ is defined more carefully in the Nicene Creed for
to ensure that Christ and God the Father are equal: 'We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,'
Only Son of God, born of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God
true, begotten, not created, of the same nature as the Father. Through
All things were made through him." The influence of the Arian viewpoint is
you can clearly see how Christ is intertwined, "God of God, Light of Light", and
"very clearly \
A similar care comes from the definition of the Holy Spirit:
We believe in the Holy Spirit, Lord and giver of Life Who proceeds from the Father and of
Son. Who with the Father and the Son receives the same worship and glory. And that spoken
through the prophets.
The key phrase in this definition is "who proceeds from the Father and the Son", from this
the Holy Spirit is also God and, although it is the 'third' member of the
Trinidad is not the 'third' in importance, nor is Christ the 'second' in
importance.
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO
CREDOS:
The Apostles' Creed (short creed) is a synthesis or summary of the Christian faith, which
it developed from the symbol used in baptism by the first Church. To this
The Creed is considered a faithful summary of the faith of the apostles.
Regarding the Nicene Creed, it is a profession of faith that was drafted in
the first two ecumenical councils, that of Nicea and that of Constantinople, and it is the Creed
common to all Eastern and Western Churches.