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Question from a friend of WordTruth Press:>>>What
is the Nicene Creed?
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WordTruth Press Response:
As with many creeds throughout the centuries, the Nicene Creed was
developed to counter significant heresies that were developing in the church
of Jesus Christ, the universal body of believers. The teachings of a
man named Arius were contradicting several of the key doctrines related to
the human and divine nature of Jesus, and the Triune nature of God.1
The Nicene Creed
(circa 325 A.D.)
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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, begotten 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 for our salvation, came down from Heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit 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 sits
on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with
glory, to judge 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 proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the
Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who
spoke by the prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and
apostolic Church.2 I
acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;3
and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the
world to com. Amen.
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| 1 Wikipedia.org. Nicene
Creed. Retrieved July 6, 2009 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_creed.
2 Understand in this context the term "catholic"
refers to the universal church, the entire body of believers in the
LORD Jesus Christ around the world. It does not refer to the
Roman Catholic Church.
3 This is a reference to
Acts 2:28. Understand the usage of the term "baptism for the
remission of sins" does not mean one has to be baptized to be saved.
Rather the use of the word "for" indicates baptism because of the
remission of your sins. For example, if you said, "I need to
take an aspirin for a headache" you would not mean that the aspirin
would bring about a headache. Rather you were taking an
aspirin because of your headache. How do we know this is the
intended usage of the word "for"? The New Testament has some
200 verses that explain salvation is by faith in the LORD Jesus
Christ alone. Ephesians 2:8-9 tells that salvation is by grace
through faith and NOT by works. So baptism cannot be construed
as anything but a work and, therefore, does not result in your
salvation. Nevertheless, baptism is important and is commanded
by our LORD Jesus Christ after becoming a Christian (Matthew
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May God bless you with His wisdom and the courage to follow
Jesus!
Rev. Randy Lariscy :-)
President - WordTruth Press℠
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