My statement of faith is the original Nicene Creed before it was altered in the West (see note).
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made; being of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made.
Who, for us and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.
And on 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, and Apostolic Ekklesia.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Note: The original Nicene Creed was made by the first ecumenical council in Nicea (325) and the second ecumenical council in Constantinople (381). The third ecumenical council, held at Ephesus in 431, forbade the changing of this creed. No ecumenical council has authorized any change since, and no bishop (including the bishop of Rome) has the authority to change it. In translating the creed into English, I have chosen to not translate the word Ekklesia. This is because “Church” gives the wrong impression. The word Ekklesia refers to the “called out ones” and not their organizations or their buildings.
