The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.  
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.  
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Council of Nicea 325 A.D., First Council of Constantinople 381 A.D.
International Consultation on English Texts translation
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About the Nicean Creed

With the Edict of Milan recently issued in 313, the brutal persecutions of Christians were finally ended and tolerance was afforded to Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.  The Council of Nicaea was called by Emperor Constantine in 325 A.D., the first of its kind, assembling 250-318 Bishops throughout the empire to codify their agreement on the doctrines handed down from Christ and the Apostles, and taught throughout their churches.  Of the 20 issues that were dealt with, most notably was the Arian controversy.  Bishop Arius of Alexandria had been teaching that Christ was not of the same substance as God, but of similar substance and the first creation of God before all worlds.  This was voted down by the council almost unanimously, with Arius and two others refusing. The Apostolic teaching on the Holy Spirit were added in the Council of Constantinople, and the resulting Nicene Creed has served as the standard of orthodox Christianity ever since.  

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