If you’ve stepped into a traditional church on a Sunday morning, you’ve heard it—a rhythmic, collective murmur that rises from the pews. It’s the Nicene Creed. For some, it might feel like a ritualistic “repeat after me,” but for We “the Faith People,” these words are the bones of our identity.

The Nicene Creed is the most comprehensive faith statement in Christian history. Written centuries ago to safeguard the truth, it remains our weekly “north star.” We affirm it every Sunday not to memorize a history lesson, but to re-align our hearts with the reality of who God is and who we are in light of Him.

In the We “the Faith People” blog series, We are expanding our Faith by answering hard questions in Christian Faith. What we believe & confess does have a solid logic and reasoning behind it. From the very words of the Nicene creed, we are elaborating those questions to strengthen our Faith. When we connect the dots, we see a beautiful, albeit broken, story of our existence.

  1. “We ” – What is the Purpose of my life?
  2. “In One God” – Who is God?
  3. “All Things Were Made” – What is Creation?
  4. “For Us and For Our Salvation” – What is Fall
  5. “of Sins” –What is Sin?
  6. “Jesus Christ” – Who is our Redeemer?
  7. “he suffered death” – Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die?
  8. “was made man” – Why must the Redeemer be truly human?
  9. “true God from true God” – Why must the Redeemer be truly God?
  10. “For us men and for our salvation” – Is Jesus the only Savior?
  11. “One Lord” – What is Faith in Jesus Christ?
  12. “We believe in one Lord” Where does faith in Jesus Christ come from?
  13. “he came down” – What is God’s Love?
  14. “For our sake he was crucified” – What is Grace?
  15. “On the third day he rose again” – What does justification mean?
  16. “one baptism for the forgiveness” – What is Repentance?
  17. “For us men and for our salvation” – What is Salvation?
  18. “We believe in the Holy Spirit”- Who is the Holy Spirit?
  19. “who proceeds from the Father and the Son” – How does the Holy Spirit help God’s children?
  20. “the giver of life” – What does sanctification mean?
  21. “With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified” – What is Trinity?
  22. “one God2, the Father22, the almighty” –Who is God the Father?
  23. “begotten, not made”- What does “begotten of the Father” mean?
  24. “of one being with the Father” – What does this mean?
  25. “he ascended into heaven and is seated” How does Jesus culminate as “Priest”, “King” & “Prophet”?
  26. “at the right hand of the father” Where is Jesus now?
  27. “He will come again in glory” Will Jesus return?
  28. “the resurrection of the dead” What is Bodily resurrection?
  29. “life of the world” What is Eternal Life?
  30. “and his kingdom” What is Kingdom of God?
  31. “maker …of all that is seen and unseen” What is Providence of God?
  32. “in accordance with the scriptures” What is the Bible?
  33. ” one holy catholic and apostolic Church” What is the Church?
  34. “On the third day, he rose again” What is the Sabbath?
  35. What is Prayer?
  36. What is regeneration?
  37. What is Baptism?
  38. What is Eucharist?
  39. What is Christian Living?
  40. How do I respond in Faith?

The Nicene Creed

We1 believe in one God2,
the Father22, the almighty,
maker of heaven and earth3,
of all that is,
seen and unseen31.

We believe12 in one Lord11, Jesus Christ6,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God9,
begotten, not made23,
of one being with the Father24.
Through him all things were made3.
For us men and for our salvation4 10
he came down13 from heaven;
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man8.
For our sake27 he was crucified14 under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death7 and was buried.

On the third day34 he rose again15
in accordance with the scriptures32;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated25 at the right hand of the father26.
He will come again in glory27
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom30 will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit18,
the Lord, the giver33 of life 20,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son19.
With the Father and the Son he21 is worshipped37 and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe39 in one holy catholic and apostolic Church33.
We acknowledge17 one baptism37 for the forgiveness16 of sins5.
We look40 for the resurrection of the dead28,
and the life of the world29 to come. Amen