The
Nicene Creed originally looked something like this in English. If we’re serious about building Christian
agreement with Heaven, why don’t we say so.
There ain’t no “I” in agreement.
We believe in One God, Father,
Almighty, Maker, of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And [we believe] in One Lord Jesus
Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages,
Light of Light, True God of True God, begotten, not made, being of one essence
with the Father; through Whom all things were made. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came
down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mary, and
was made man. He was crucified for us
under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the third day He raised
again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sits at 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.
And [we believe] in the Holy Ghost, the
Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and
the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spake by 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 age to come. Amen.
