A Summary Of Christian Doctrine
In the years following Jesus' death, resurrection and ascension, the early church documented the beliefs and commitments they had to each other and to Christ. The Creed's are the result of that documentation, and they exist intact to this day. Indeed, the word CREDO is the Latin word for 'I BELIEVE', which is where we get the word CREED. CREDO (I Believe) is the first word in the creed, and is why we utilize the word in our logo COGITO ERGO CREDO.
The Apostle's Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven; and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
The Apostle's Creed was not written by the Apostles of Christ, but rather by the later Church. It's first documentation is ~800 A.D., but it is quite similar to the 'Old Roman Creed' of the late second century.
The Nicene Creed I believe in one god the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begottn of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceedeth from the Father [and the Son]; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spake by the prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Nicene Creed was almost certainly developed for the general council of the church meeting at Constantinople in A.D. 381.
The creed's discuss the general belief of the Christian, but there is much more to learn. To that end, more detail is provided on this site, and recommended on the Resources Page.
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