Thursday, April 30, 2009

What do I believe?

(because how I live depends on what I believe)

The Nicene Creed


I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible  and invisible.
 
       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, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made.
 
       Who, for us all for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and 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 worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. 

     And I believe in one holy universal and apostolic Church.   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.


(if you'd rather hear it sung, click below)



Rich Mullins' video of "Creed" from the album Songs