NICEAN CONSTANOPLIAN CREED

An Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Where does the Nicaean Creed come from?

Why do we even have a creed?

When was the Nicaean Creed written?

ARIANISM

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Founded by Arius

Christ is not God, only a perfect human

NICAEA I

Convoked by Emperor Constantine in 325

The Agenda

The Attendees

The Results

NICAEA VIDEOS

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHlQdQwtygM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bPk06QaeQI

NICAEA CREED

1. We believe in one God the Father all powerful, maker of all things both

seen and unseen. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-

begotten begotten from the Father, that is from the substance [Gr. ousias, Lat.

substantia] of the Father, God from God, light from light, true God from true

God, begotten [Gr. gennethenta, Lat. natum] not made [Gr. poethenta, Lat.

factum], Consubstantial [Gr. homoousion, Lat. unius substantiae (quod Graeci

dicunt homousion)] with the Father, through whom all things came to be, both

those in heaven and those in earth; for us humans and for our salvation he

came down and became incarnate, became human, suffered and rose up on the

third day, went up into the heavens, is coming to judge the living and the dead.

And in the holy Spirit.

CONSTANTINOPLE I

Key Figures

Participants

Canons

CONSTANTINOPLE CREED

We believe in one God the Father all-powerful, maker of heaven and of earth, and of all things

both seen and unseen. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten

from the Father before all the ages, light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made,

consubstantial with the Father, through whom all things came to be; for us humans and for our

salvation he came down from the heavens and became incarnate from the holy Spirit and the

virgin Mary, became human and was crucified on our behalf under Pontius Pilate; he suffered

and was buried and rose up on the third day in accordance with the scriptures; and he went up

into the heavens and is seated at the Father's right hand; he is coming again with glory to judge

the living and the dead; his kingdom will have no end. And in the Spirit, the holy, the lordly and

life-giving one, proceeding forth from the Father, co-worshipped and co-glorified with Father

and Son, the one who spoke through the prophets; in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church.

We confess one baptism for the forgiving of sins. We look forward to a resurrection of the dead

and life in the age to come. Amen.

COUNCIL OF EPHESUS

Key Figures

Participants

Canons

NESTORNIANISM

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“We believe in one God

the Father all-powerful,

maker of heaven and of

earth, and of all things

both seen and unseen.”

THE CREED

I Believe in One God

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The Almighty

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“We believe in one God

the Father all-powerful,

maker of heaven and of

earth, and of all things

both seen and unseen.”

THE CREED

The Creator

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Heaven and Earth

And in one Lord Jesus

Christ, the only-begotten Son

of God, begotten from the

Father before all the ages,

light from light, true God

from true God, begotten not

made, consubstantial with

the Father, through whom all

things came to be;

THE CREED

Jesus

Christ

The Only Son of God

for us humans and for

our salvation he came

down from the heavens

and became incarnate

from the holy Spirit and

the virgin Mary, became

human and was crucified

on our behalf under

Pontius Pilate;

THE CREED

Why did the word become flesh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=Ww8IG92wwR0

True God and True Man

Conceived by the Power of the

Holy Spirit

The Immaculate Conception

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he suffered and was

buried and rose up on

the third day in

accordance with the

scriptures;

THE CREED

Jesus and Israel

Jesus and the Law

Accordance with the

Scripture

The Resurrection

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and he went up into

the heavens and is

seated at the Father's

right hand; he is coming

again with glory to judge

the living and the dead;

his kingdom will have no

end.

THE CREED

The ascension

He will come again

The second judgment

And in the Spirit, the

holy, the lordly and life-

giving one, proceeding

forth from the Father,

co-worshipped and co-

glorified with Father and

Son, the one who spoke

through the prophets;

THE CREED

God’s Spirit

The Spirit and the

Church

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in one, holy, catholic

and apostolic church.

THE CREED

The Church in God’s

Plan

The Church Is One,

Holy, Catholic

The Church is Catholic

The Church is

Apostolic

We confess one

baptism for the forgiving

of sins. We look forward

to a resurrection of the

dead and life in the age

to come. Amen.

THE CREED

Forgiveness of Sins

The resurrection of the

dead

The four last things

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QUESTIONS