Nicene Creed

The
significance of the Nicene Creed is evident in its first two passages:

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,
true God from true God,

begotten, not made,
of one Being with the
Father.

The Nicene creed is important, and it
is restated at religious services on a weekly or even daily basis depending upon each faiths
practice because of its nearly universal theme. In short, it is a reaffirmation of the
fundamental tenets of Christianity and is used by numerous faiths within Christianity, including
the Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches. Its origins date to the First Ecumenical Council of
Nicaea of AD 325, and it has survived major disruptions within the Catholic Church and revisions
that have involved tenuous maneuvers within the ranks of the major Christian denominations. Its
core affirmations, however, involve the creeds statement of belief in the immortality of the
soul, of the resurrection, and of the possibility of forgiveness of sins through the baptismal
process.