CHRISTIANS: Does your church recite the Nicene Creed? Do you believe its dogma? Why or why not?

Question

HERE'S THE TEXT:

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 worlds; 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 men 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 on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

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And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe one holy catholic 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.

Answer 1

1) no

2) not all of it's dogma

3) my biggest hesitancy about it is that it came to be as a result of a vote, rather than direct revelation from God.

Answer 2

Actually, in my church we do say the Nicene Creed, but most change the words to reflect their actual belief. For example:

I believe in one God, (omit) the Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all (that is seen and unseen).

(We believe) in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, eternally begotten of the (Creator); God of God, Light of Light, (true) God (from true) God; begotten, not made, (of one) being (with the Creator), by whom all things were made.

Who, for us (omit) and our salvation, came down from heaven, by (the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from) the virgin Mary, and was made (one of us); (for our sake he) was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered (death) and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the (Creator); He shall come again (in) glory to judge the (living) and the dead; and (God's ) kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy (Spirit), the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the (Creator) and the Son; who with the (Creator) and the Son (She) is worshiped and glorified; (She has) spoke(n) through the prophets.

I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the (forgiveness) of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Answer 3

As an Episcopalian my church does follow the Nicene Creed, but we use a shortened version that goes as follows:

We believe in God, who made the world and loves it with an everlasting love.
We believe in Jesus, God's eternal Word, who, in the fullness of time, brought God's Good News that all is fovgiven, and we may come home and be at home forever in the heart of the divine.
We believe in the Holy Spirit of God, who brings the Christ to birth in every moment of all our days, and who breathes through the world in our own hope and faith.
We believe in the Church, born in Christ's death, called through his life and given to the world as the sign and seal of God's love.
Today, again, we give our hearts, all that we have and all that we are, to the living, together, of these beliefs. Amen.

Do I agree with the creeds and their dogmas? Absolutely! In my opinion they are simply the beliefs that Jesus Christ and the Apostles preached put into the form of a creed.

Answer 4

I used to recite something very similar every Sunday. I think we recited a slightly different translation, though.

It wasn't just recitation... it was more like a chant. The whole congregation would CHANT it.

Dang... I used to have the whole thing memorized, too. Anyway, I didn't understand a BIT of it for the longest time. I never really took the time to TRY to understand it. I barely payed attention to the words coming out of my mouth. It was yet another pointless motion I was required to go through as a child, yet another pack of nonsense I had to mumble against my will.

I suppose if I'd really payed attention I would've believed it back then, but I certainly don't now.

Answer 5

Since1520, the one catholic church part has been called into question, unless you define it as the universal church. The Reformation brought a lot of changes. And while my church doesn't read the liturgy, the Nicene Creed has defined orthodox Christianity for roughly 1700 years.

Answer 6

My church doesn't recite it. (pentecostal) But I do believe in it. When in was written for the Council of Nicea it was a needed step to making sure the early church stayed on the right track and didn't stray to false doctrines and teachers.

Answer 7

THAT is a good question. I was surprised when I learned, just last year, that there were congregations calling themselves Christian which did not utilize this defining article of faith. Even I as a Gnostic at least know what it is!

Answer 8

Used to. Used to sing it, in fact.

To explain why I don't believe it would require a rundown of all the ways in which I think the theology underlying it is incoherent, and that would take too long...

Answer 9

We recite the revised one.
Especially we are Presbyterian we confess the basic faith of Christianity.
We believe in that

Answer 10

Yes but most times we have a more modern version....theyre both good!!