The Nicene Creed

		
		Creed - A statement of belief. Creeds in their earlier 
		forms were used by the apostles, and many are recorded in 
		the New Testament. The creed used through  the Church was 
		adopted at the council of Nicea in A.D. 325 and expanded 
		at the council of Constantinople in A.D. 381. The Nicene 
		Creed is used at baptisms, the Divine Liturgy, and in 
		personal daily prayers. 
		
		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 Son of God, the 
		Only - Begotten , begotten of the Father before all worlds, 
		
		Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made; 
		of one essence with the Father; by whom all things were 
		made: 
		
		who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven
		and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, 
		and was made man; 
		
		and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and 
		suffered and was buried. The third day He rose again, 
		according to the Scriptures; 
		
		and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of 
		the Father; 
		
		and He shall come again with glory to judge the living 
		and the dead; 
		
		whose Kingdom shall have no end. 
		
		And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of 
		life, 
		
		who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and 
		the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke 
		by the prophets. 
		
		And I believe in One Holy catholic (universal) and 
		Apostolic Church. 
		
		I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
		 
		I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of 
		the world to come. Amen.