2022-02-11 09:07:47
The Nicene Creed with Biblical Citations
The following post is a copy of The Nicene Creed with accompanying quotes from the Bible for each line pulled from the website of All Saints of North America Orthodox Church in Youngtown, Arizona.
I believe in One God, —
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29, 12:32; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Corinthians 8:6)
The Father Almighty —
(Genesis 17:1-8; Exodus 6:3; Matthew 6:9; Ephesians 4:6; 2 Corinthians 6:18)
Maker of heaven and earth —
(Genesis 1:1; Job 38:1-30)
And of all things visible and invisible —
(Colossians 1:15-16; John 1:3; Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 4:11)
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ —
(John 20:28; Acts 11:17, 16:31; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:5)
The Son of God, the Only-Begotten —
(Matthew 3:17, 14:33, 16:16; John 1:14, 3:16)
Begotten of the Father before all ages —
(Psalm 2:7; John 1:1-2)
Light of Light —
(John 1:4, 1:9, 8:12; Psalm 27:1; Matthew 17:2, 5; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Hebrews 1:3; 1 John 1:5)
True God of True God —
(John 1:1-2, 17:1-5; 1 John 5:20)
Begotten, not made —
(John 1:1-2, 16:28, 1:18)
Of one essence with the Father —
(John 10:30)
By Whom all things were made —
(Hebrews 1:1-2, 10; John 1:3, 1:10; Colossians 1:16; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Romans 11:36)
Who for us men and for our salvation —
(I Timothy 2:4-5; Matthew 1:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Colossians 1:13-14)
Came down from heaven —
(John 3:13, 3:31, 6:33-35, 38)
And was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary —
(Luke 1:34-35)
And became man —
(John 1:14; Hebrews 2:14)
And He was crucified for us —
(Mark 15:25; I Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 2:24)
under Pontius Pilate —
(Mark 15:15)
And suffered —
(Mark 8: 31; Matthew 27:50)
And was buried —
(Luke 23:53; 1 Corinthians 15:4; Matthew 27:59-60)
And He rose again on the third day —
(Mark 9:31, 16:9; Acts 10:40; 1 Corinthians 15:4)
According to the Scriptures —
(Luke 24:1, 45-46; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
And ascended into heaven —
(Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9-10; Mark 16:19)
And sits at the right hand of the Father —
(Mark 16:19; Acts 7:55; Luke 22:69)
And He will come again with glory —
(Matthew 24:27; Mark 13:26; John 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:17)
To judge the living and the dead —
(Acts 10:42; 2 Timothy 4:1; Matthew 16:27; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Peter 4:5)
His kingdom shall have no end —
(2 Peter 1:11; Hebrews 1:8)
And I believe in the Holy Spirit —
(John 14:26; Acts 1:8)
The Lord and Giver of life —
(Acts 5: 3-4; Genesis 1:2; John 6:63; 2 Corinthians 3:6)
Who proceeds from the Father —
(John 15:26)
Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified —
(Matthew 3:16-17)
Who spoke through the prophets —
(I Samuel 19:20; Ezekiel 11:5; 1 Peter 1:10-11; Ephesians 3:5)
And I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church —
(Matthew 16:18, 28:19; 1 Peter 2:5,9; Ephesians 1:4, 2:19-22, 4:4, 5:27; Acts 1:8, 2:42; Mark 16:15; Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 10:17)
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins —
(Ephesians 4:5; Galatians 3:27; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 2:12-13; Acts 22:16)
I look for the resurrection of the dead —
(John 11:24; 1 Corinthians 15:12-49; Romans 6:4-5; 1 Thessalonians 4:16)
And the life of the world to come. —
(Mark 10:29-30; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1)
Amen. —
(Psalm 106:48)
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