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Discover the Timeless Wisdom of  the Nicene Creed for Today’s Church.

Join the church universal in confessing the Nicene Creed and discover what it means in 12 videos.

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The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, visible and invisible.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father [and the Son], who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Creed in 12 Videos

1

What is the story behind the Council of Nicaea?

Phillip Cary, Professor of Philosophy, Templeton Honors College at Eastern University

2

What does it mean for the Trinity to be one?

Matthew Barrett, professor of Christian theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; editor-in-chief, Credo

3

Who is the Father?

Blair Smith, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte

4

What is eternal generation?

Matthew Barrett, professor of Christian theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; editor-in-chief, Credo

5

Why did God become man?

Matthew Emerson, Dean of Theology, Floyd K. Clark Chair of Christian Leadership, Professor of Religion at Oklahoma Baptist University

6

Does the Holy Spirit proceed from the Father and the Son?

J.V. Fesko, Harriett Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi.

7

Why should we worship the Holy Spirit?

Malcolm B. Yarnell III, Professor of Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

8

Does the Trinity work inseparably?

Adonis Vidu, professor of theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

9

Did Father, Son, and Spirit create the world?

Christopher Holmes, Revd Professor in Systematic Theology, University of Otago

10

Why is “catholic” in the creed?

Fred Sanders is a systematic theologian who teaches in the Torrey Honors College at Biola University.

11

What does the Trinity have to do with baptism?

Julian Dobbs, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word

12

How can the Nicene Creed prepare us for the Beatific Vision?

Dr. Megan DeVore, Professor of Church History and Early Christian Studies, Colorado Christian University

Questions & Answers

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Resources

The Trinity and Easter by Blair Smith

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Teaching about the Trinity to Children by Fred Sanders

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Saint Patrick’s Trinitarian Theology by Shawn J. Wilhite

Who Says? Solving Doctrinal Controversy by Matthew Barrett

The Empty Promises of Relational Theism: How Classical Theism Has Shaped My Spiritual Life by Adonis Vidu

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