Ancient Roman Creed (2nd century AD)

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“I believe in GOD the Father Almighty. And in Jesus Christ, His Son, the only begotten, our Lord, who was born of the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, who was crucified and buried under Pontius Pilate, rose from the dead on the third day, ascended into heaven and to the seated at the right hand of the Father, from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. And to the Holy Spirit, the Holy Church, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the flesh.”

 

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Creed of Nicea (325 AD)

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“I believe in one GOD, the Father, the Almighty, the Creator of everything visible and invisible. And to the one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD, who is the only begotten of the Father, that is, from the essence of the Father, GOD from GOD, light from light, true God from true God, begotten, not created, one essence with the Father through whom all things in heaven and on earth came into being; who for us men and because of our salvation descended and became flesh, became man, suffered and rose again on the third day, ascended to heaven, will come to judge the living and the dead; And to salvation. Spirit. But those who say "there was a time when he was not" and "he was not before he was begotten" and that he came from non-existence, or who say that the Son of GOD comes from another hypostasis or entity, or that he is created or mutable or changeable, which condemns the Catholic Church.”

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Biblical / Apostolic Creed

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"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” (not "GOD") and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved." (Romans 10,9 f.)

 

 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God (not "GOD" or "GOD the Son"), God lives in them and they in God. (1st John 4,15)

 

„This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh (not "GOD in the flesh") is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.“ (1st John 4,2 f.)

 

„Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ (not "GOD") is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.“ (1st John 5,1)

 

„But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God (not "GOD" or "GOD the Son"), and that by believing you may have life in his name.“ (John 20,31)

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