The Nicene Creed is the creed or profession of faith that was adopted in the city of Nicaea by the first ecumenical council‚ which met there in the year 325. At that time‚ the text ended after the words "We believe in the Holy Spirit"‚ after which an anathema was added. The doctrine of the Trinity is commonly expressed as: "One God‚ three Persons”‚ but this word "Trinity" does not appear in the Bible. So the doctrine is formally defined in the Nicene Creed‚ which declares Jesus to be: "God of God
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Creed is a vital word used; it may be complex to relative simple statements. The statement of faith‚ “What I believe”‚ or “My Credo”‚ it is my partake of my current self expressed in writing. Many faith statements or declarations of belief became known as "creeds" (from Latin credo‚ "I believe"). Mighty acts of God‚ grand beginnings -- as well as heresy and persecution -- were some of the typical circumstances which gave birth to creeds. As B.H. Carroll said‚ “Whatever a man believes‚ that is his
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Catholic Prayers: Nicene Creed I believe in one God‚ the Father almighty‚ maker of heaven and earth‚ of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ‚ the Only Begotten Son of God‚ born of the Father before all ages. God from God‚ Light from Light‚ true God from true God‚ begotten‚ not made‚ consubstantial with the Father; Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven‚ and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary‚ and
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The Nicene Creed is the most common statement of faith among Christian churches. It is used by Roman Catholics‚ Eastern Orthodox‚ Anglican‚ Lutheran and most Protestant churches. The Nicene Creed was established to identify conformity of beliefs among Christians. The original Nicene Creed was created at the First Council of Nicaea in 325. The council was called together by the Roman Emperor Constantine I and came to be known as the first ecumenical conference of bishops for the Christian Church
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The Nicene Creed professes four main points according to the film Nicene Creed with explanation. The first point of the Nicene Creed states that christianity is a monotheist religion. In my opinion is it also the most important point. This is clearly demonstrated in the Creed. “I believe in one God the Father the Almighty…” This is very important because when the Nicene Creed was created‚ the authors wanted to clearly dispel the past traditions of multiple Gods and pagan beliefs. The second part
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The East-West Schism The Filioque‚ or addition of the clause “and from the son” to the Nicene Creed‚ in the west brought the two halves of Christendom into conflict. Two issues were at stake- theology and authority. Was it theologically sound to state that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son as the west came to believe? If so‚ by whose authority could the Nicene Creed be altered? http://joshhatala.wordpress.com/history/the-great-schism-of-1054-an-historiographic-view-by-josh-hatala/
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the bishops who attended the council were not aware of the conflict raging between the Arians and the partisans of Alexander of Alexandria. Debate consumed several weeks. Once the Creed in its final form
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Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ also known as Constantine the Great‚ is believed to have been born sometime between the years 274 and 288. He was born in Naissus‚ which is now known as Nisch Serbia‚ to the Roman officer Constantius Chlorus. Constantius belonged to one of the Leading families of Moesia and his mother was a niece of the capable and soldierly Claudius‚ the conqueror of the Goths. Constantine’s mother Helena is said to have been the daughter of an innkeeper o Drepanum‚ and later
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the water from Constantinople. This meeting is mostly known for its creation of the Nicene Creed. The famous Nicene Creed is made up of two doctrines of Christianity‚ which are: The doctrine of the Trinity and The doctrine of Incarnation. The doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three persons: the Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy Spirit. These doctrines are what make up the first three paragraphs of the Nicene Creed. The first paragraph is all about the Father‚ the second paragraph is about the Son
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until 380 when Theodosius is emperor. With Constantine’s Edict of Milan‚ the three century long persecution of Christians came to an end. At the Council of Nicea‚ Constantine helped settle the debate between Arians and Athanasius. Arians believed in homiousios‚ or the idea that the Son of God had a beginning and was a created being‚ that he was of a similar but not the same essence of God. Athanasius’s believed in homoousios‚ or that the Son of God and God were of the same essence‚ or that they were
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