| The Apostles Creed | The Nicene Creed |
| I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. |
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all that is, seen and unseen. |
| I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. |
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, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: |
| He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. |
by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. |
| He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. |
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered died and was buried. |
| On the third day he rose again. | On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; |
| He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead |
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. |
| I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. |
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 worshipped 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. |
As I understand it, in the new liturgical translations for the Mass we will once again being saying “CREDO” “I believe”
Hooray!
“We All Believe in One True God”
by Martin Luther, 1525
1. We all believe in one true God,
Who created earth and heaven,
The Father, who to us in love
Hath the right of children given.
He both soul and body feedeth,
All we need He doth provide us;
He through snares and perils leadeth,
Watching that no harm betide us.
He careth for us day and night,
All things are governed by His might.
2. We all believe in Jesus Christ,
His own Son, our Lord, possessing
An equal Godhead, throne, and might,
Source of every grace and blessing.
Born of Mary, virgin mother,
By the power of the Spirit,
Made true man, our elder Brother,
That the lost might life inherit;
Was crucified for sinful men
And raised by God to life again.
3. We all confess the Holy Ghost,
Who sweet grace and comfort giveth
And with the Father and the Son
In eternal glory liveth;
Who the Church, His own creation,
Keeps in unity of spirit.
Here forgiveness and salvation
Daily come through Jesus’ merit.
All flesh shall rise, and we shall be
In bliss with God eternally. Amen.
Hymn #251
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: The Nicene Creed
Author: Martin Luther, 1525
Titled: “Wir glauben all’ einen Gott”
Tune: “Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott”
I see that the USCCB Nicene Creed did not adopt the recommendation of the Joint Commission to dump the filioque. I suppose if it had, heads would have exploded all over Roman Catholic America.
BTW, “I believe” is not what the Nicene Fathers declared; it was “We believe”. Why everyone, including the Orthodox and now you folks, uses “I believe” is a mystery to me. Here’s a comment from the Vatican website on the question:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/p1s1c3a2.htm