We believe in One God, Deuteronomy 6: 4, Heb 11:6, 1 Corinthians 8:4-

6, Romans 3:29-31, Eph 4:6.

The Father, Matthew 6: 9 1 Cor. 8:6

The Almighty, Exodus 6: 3 Rev. 1:8

Maker of heaven and earth, Genesis 1: 1 Ex. 20:11 [ the first narrative: Gen 1,.

And the second Gen. 2. )

Of all that is, seen and unseen. Jer. 32:17. Colossians 1: 15-16,

We believe in one lord, Acts 11: 17, Acts 10:36

Jesus Matt. 1:21

Christ, John 4:25-26

The Only Son Of God, Mathew 14: 33; 16: 16 John 1:14

Eternally Begotten Of The Father, John 1: 18; 3: 16. 1 John 4:9

God From God, Light From Light, Psalm 27: 1; John 8: 12; Matthew 17: 2,5

John 1:4 Cf 1 John 1:5-7, John 12:35-37

True God From True God, John 5:18f, John 17: 1-5

Begotten, not made, John 8:58, John 1: 18

Of One being with the Father. John 10:30 [see Athanasian Creed for Trinity

and dual nature of Christ.]

Through Him all things were made. Hebrews 1: 1-2 John 1:3,

For us and for our salvation, Mat 1:21, 1 Timothy 2: 4-5.

He came down from heaven: John 6: 33,35 John 3:31,

By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Luke 1:35, .

He Was Born Of The Virgin Mary, Luke 2:6f, .

And became man. John 1:14, footnote 9,

For our sake he was crucified Mark 15:25, 1 Corinthians 15: 3

Under Pontius Pilate; Matt 27:22-26, John 19: 6

He suffered died and was buried. Mark 8: 31 Matt 27:50-60, Luke 23: 53; 1

Corinthians 15: 4 [cf. Phil 2:5-8.]

On the third day he rose again Matt 28:6, Luke 24: 1

According to the scriptures; 1 Cor 15:4,

He ascended into heaven Luke 24:51, Acts 1: 9, 10

And is seated at the right hand of the father. Mark 16:19; Acts 7: 55

He will come again in glory Matt 25:31 Matthew 24: 27

To judge the living and the dead, Acts 10: 42;2 Tim 4:1,

And his kingdom will have no end. Luke 1:33, 2 Peter 1: 11

We Believe In The Holy Spirit, John 14:26,

The Lord, Acts 5: 3-4, 2 Cor 3:17-18 and cf. Is. 6:8, Acts 28:25

The Giver Of Life, Genesis 1: 2, Rom 8:2. [2 cor 3:6,

who proceeds from the Father John 15:26,

And the son. Rom 8:9

With the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified. Matthew 3:

16-17 cf. Rev. 4:8

He has spoken through the prophets. 1 Samuel 19: 20; Ezekiel 11: 5,13 2 Peter

1:21,32

• When the Church grew from a small group of about 120 disciples on the day of Pentecost to 3120, and more joined in the next few years; many people started teaching different messages about Jesus, God, the Holy Spirit and the resurrection.
• Some taught what we call heresies.
• Some taught that Jesus was not God, others taught that He was not born of a woman;
• still others taught that the Holy Trinity was not Three Equal persons. Some taught that resurrection had taken place and that Jesus was not coming back, while others taught that there is no resurrection from the dead.
• So the disciples taught about these key doctrines but many started teaching other things which were not biblical.
• So the Church decided to write down what we believed and what should be taught.
• The first to be written is the Apostles Creed. By around 150 AD it was already in circulation.
• In 325 AD the whole Global Church met as first Council in the City of Nicaea in Turkey where they formulated the Creed called Nicene and was amended.
• During 1st Council of Constantinople in 381 AD. That is the final edition which we have to date. The Creed is called the Symbol or Statement or profession of our faith.
• It summarizes what we believe.