Protestants are always disagreeing against the Catholic doctrine, but do Christians know that two Churches have a common foundation! Both churches agreed abound since the foundation of the Christian faith. One Central Article of Faith:
Credo in unum Deum.....
Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum......
Qui propeter nos homines,
Descendit de coelis,
Et incarnatus est....:
Et homo factus est.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis:
Sub Pontio Pilato passus,
Et sepultus est.
This is written in many forms so I will give you resources to study. I know few folks will complain that I am copying ,pasting and posting! Lool! It is important for folks to know theology, religion and biblical history to understand their faith and be knowledgeable of the foundation ones faith.
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[TD]The Symbolum Nicaenum, or Nicene Creed, has a complex history. It was first promulgated at the Council of Nicea (325), though in an abbreviated form from what we have below. St. Athanasius attributes its composition to the Papal Legate to the Council, Hossius of Cordova. The Creed is also sometimes called the Nicene-Constantinoplian Creed since it appears in the Acts of the Council of Constantinople (381), but it is clear that this Council is not the source of that composition for it appears in complete form in the Ancoratus of Epiphanius of Salamis some seven years earlier in 374. In any case, it was this text that appears in the Acts of the Council of Constantinople that was formally promulgated at Chalcedon in 451 and has come down to us as our present Nicene Creed.It was at the councils of Nicea and Constantinople that the true nature of Jesus was defended against two heresies that had sprung up. The Arians denied Christ's divinity and the Monophysites denied Christ's humanity. The councils, drawing upon the traditions handed down to them from the Apostles, condemned both heresies and declared that Jesus was indeed both true God and true man. In the 11th century this creed became part of the Mass. A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who recite the Symbolum Nicaenum.[/TD]
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REDO[/SIZE] in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.[/TD]
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BELIEVE[/SIZE] in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.[/TD]
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[TD]Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum, et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero, genitum non factum, consubstantialem Patri; per quem omnia facta sunt.[/TD]
[TD]And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father; through Whom all things were made.[/TD]
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[TD]Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est.[/TD]
[TD]Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. He was made flesh by the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.[/TD]
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[TD]Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato, passus et sepultus est, et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas, et ascendit in caelum, sedet ad dexteram Patris.[/TD]
[TD]He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; suffered, and was buried. On the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father.[/TD]
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[TD]Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, iudicare vivos et mortuos, cuius regni non erit finis.[/TD]
[TD]He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.[/TD]
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[TD]Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit.[/TD]
[TD]And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son.[/TD]
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[TD]Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per prophetas.[/TD]
[TD]Who, with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified: Who has spoken through the Prophets.[/TD]
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[TD]Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam.[/TD]
[TD]And I believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic Church.[/TD]
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[TD]Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum, et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.[/TD]
[TD]I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen.[/TD]
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1.
Symbolum Nicaenum
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Our Statement of Faith: The Nicene Creed
The Symbol of Faith (NICENE CREED), Divided into Twelve Articles
Also in PDF and RTF formats.CONCERNING GOD THE FATHER
ARTICLE 1
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible:
CONCERNING GOD THE SON
ARTICLE 2
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, Begotten of the Father before all ages,
ARTICLE 3
Light of Light, True God of True God, Begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made:
ARTICLE 4
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from the heavens, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man; And was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried;
ARTICLE 5
And rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures;
ARTICLE 6
And ascended into the heavens, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father.
ARTICLE 7
And shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead, Whose kingdom shall have no end.
CONCERNING GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
ARTICLE 8
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets;
CONCERNING THE CHURCH, BAPTISM, THE RESURRECTION AND LAST THINGS
ARTICLE 9
In One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
ARTICLE 10
I Confess one Baptism for the remission of sins.
ARTICLE 11
I look for the Resurrection of the dead,
ARTICLE 12
And the life of the age to come. Amen.
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The Symbol of Faith (NICENE CREED), in 12 Articles, with links
I wonder would JESUS CHRIST agree abound the Nicene Creed? What is a Christian orthodoxy?
- Orthodox Christianity definition. The form of Christianity maintained by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Orthodox means “correct in teaching”; Orthodox Christians consider the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant churches to be incorrect in some teachings, including the relations between the persons of the Trinity.
- A comprehensive guide to what the Orthodox Church believes about a number of subjects including belief in: God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. TheOrthodox Church is the Church founded by JesusChrist and described throughout the New Testament.