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Nicene Creed, Biblical?
Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 12, 2022 (message contributor)
Summary: The Nicene Creed summarizes important Bible doctrines that separate orthodoxy from heresy.
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The Nicene Creed summarizes important Bible doctrines that separate orthodoxy from heresy. For consistency, let’s quote the public domain King James Bible.
God the Father
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
“One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” (Ephesians 4:6)
“And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:18 cf. 1 Corinthians 8:6; Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Mark 12:32; Malachi 2:10; Genesis 17:1-4; Exodus 6:3; Matthew 6:9)
maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible…” (Colossians 1:16 cf. Job 38:1-30; John 1:3; Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 4:11)
God the Son
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:31 cf. John 20:28; Acts 11:17; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:5)
the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds [ages],
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) ...” (John 1:14 cf. John 1:1-2; Matthew 3:17; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 16:16; Psalm 2:7)
God of God, Light of Light,
“... God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1:5)
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8:12 cf. John 1:4, 9; Psalm 27:1; Matthew 17:2, 5; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Hebrews 1:3)
very God of very God,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.” (John 1:1-2 cf. John 17:1-5; 1 John 5:20)
begotten, not made,
“No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” (John 1:18 cf. John 16:28)
being of one substance with the Father,
“I and my Father are one.” (John 10:30)
by whom all things were made;
“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made… He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.” (John 1:3, 10 cf. Hebrews 1:1-2, 10; Colossians 1:16; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Romans 11:36)
who for us men and for our salvation
“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” (I Timothy 2:4-5 cf. Matthew 1:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Colossians 1:13-14)
came down from heaven
“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven… He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.” (John 3:13, 31 cf. John 6:33-35, 38)
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary
“Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” (Luke 1:34-35)
and was made man;
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14 cf. Hebrews 2:14)
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
“And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.” (Mark 15:15 cf. Mark 15:25; I Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 2:24)
He suffered and was buried.
“And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.” (Mark 8:31)
“And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” (1 Corinthians 15:4 cf. Matthew 27:50; Luke 23:53; Matthew 27:59-60)