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The Nicene Creed, also called the Nicaeno-Constantinopolitan Creed, is a statement of the orthodox faith of the early Christian church, in opposition to certain heresies, especially Arianism. These heresies concerned the doctrine of the Trinity and of the person of Christ and were refuted at the Council on Nicea (325 A.D.). Yet it was not this Council but the Council of Constantinople (381 A.D.) which adopted the Nicene Creed. This Council incorporated into its creed various formulations from the decisions of Nicea and expanded the confession concerning the Holy Spirit. The Nicene Creed id typical of the creeds used in the eastern part of the Roman empire. Both the Eastern and Western church held it in honour, although with one important difference. The Western church included the phrase "and the Son" (known as the Filioque) in the article on the procession of the Holy Spirit, a phrase which to this day is repudiated by the Eastern church.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten
of the Father before all ages; God of God, Light of Light, true
God of true God; begotten, not made, of one substance with the
Father, through whom all things were made.
Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven,
and became incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and
was made man. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; He
suffered and was buried; and the third day He arose according
to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right
hand of the Father; and He will come again, with glory, to judge
the living and the dead; whose Kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life;
who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father
and the Son is worshipped and glorified; who spoke through the
prophets.
And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look
to the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to
come.
Amen.
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and
earth, and of all things visible and invisible.