What do Christians believe? What makes us different than other religions? You may have visited different churches and discovered that they believe different things about the Bible. Well, that may be so but in all that, there are basic things that all Christians believe that allows us to know we are Christians. 

 

In A.D. 325 there was a meeting of a few hundred church leaders who met to try and nail down the main beliefs of Christianity. This was called the Council of Nicea. They did this because even though it was known what Christians believed, many other teachings and ideas started being taught and they wanted to make sure that all Christians were on the same page. After many talks, discussions and arguments. They left us with The Nicene Creed, which is a statement of beliefs. I’m going to share it with you and then we will break it down in later videos. 

 

So here it is. Ready, listen close. 

We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,7

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven:

by the power of the Holy Spirit

he became incarnate from 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.

With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.

He 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.