Adult Bible Class
August 31, 2025
Creeds – A Biblical Tradition
1 Corinthians 15:3-8
Philippians 2:6-11
“I believe …” – Romans 10:10 – Belief is tied to declaration
The Text … Texts?
325 A.D.We believe in
one God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things
visible and invisible. And in one
Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten, begotten of the Father
before all ages. Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not made, of
one essence with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us men and
for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy
Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. And He was crucified for us under
Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. And the third day He rose
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
living and the dead; whose Kingdom shall have no end. And in the
Holy Spirit. But as for
those who say, There was when He was not, and, before being born He was not,
and that He came into existence out of nothing, or who assert that the Son of
God is from a different hypostasis or substance, or is created, or is subject
to alteration or change – these the Catholic Church anathematizes. |
LCMSI believe
in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things
visible and invisible. And in one
Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father
before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God;
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all
things were made. Who, for
us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the
Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for
us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He
rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits
on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to
judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the
Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped
and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. And I
believe one holy Christian and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism
for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and
the life of the world to come. AMEN. |
Gloria DeiI believe in
one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things
visible and invisible. And in one
Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father
before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God,
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all
things were made; Who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven and
was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was
crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And
the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into
heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with
glory to judge both the living and the dead, Whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe
in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father
and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and
glorified, Who spoke by the prophets. And I believe
in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the
remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life
of the world to come. Amen. |
The Nicene Creed: Not in Scripture but Scriptural
We believe in ONE God, (Deuteronomy 6:4, Ephesians 4:6)
Father, (Matthew 6:9, Romans 8:15)
Almighty, (Job 11:7, Psalm 91:1, Revelation 21:22)
Maker of Heaven and Earth, (Genesis 1:1, Hebrews 11:3, Psalm
121:2)
and of all things visible and invisible. (Colossians 1:15-16)
And in ONE Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Corinthians 16:23, 2
Corinthians 4:5, John 20:28)
Son of God, (Mathew 3:17, 14:33; 16:16, John 10:36*)
Only-Begotten, (John 1:18; 3:16)
Begotten of the Father before all ages. (John 1:2,
Revelations 13:8, Proverbs 8:25)
Light from Light; (Psalm 27: 1; John 8: 12; Matthew 17: 2,5)
True God from True God; (John 17: 1-5)
Begotten, not made; (John 1:18)
of one essence with the Father (John 10:30)
through whom all things were made; (Hebrews 1:1-2,
Colossians 1:16)
Who for us men and for our salvation (1 Timothy 2:4-5)
came down from heaven, (John 6:33,35)
and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
(Luke 1:35)
and became man. (John 1:14, Matthew 12:8)
And He was crucified for us (1 Corinthians 15:3, Isaiah
53:5, 1 Peter 2:24)
under Pontius Pilate, (John 19:6)
suffered, (Mark 8:31, John 19:1-5)
and was buried. (Luke 23:53; 1 Corinthians 15:4)
And on the third day He rose again, according to the
Scriptures, (Luke 24:46, 1 Corinthians 15:4)
and ascended into heaven, (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:10, Ephesians
4:10)
and sits at the right hand of the Father; (Mark 16:19; Acts
7:55, Ephesians 1:20)
and He shall come again with glory (Matthew 24:27, Acts
1:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:16)
to judge the living and the dead; (Acts 10:42; 2 Timothy 4:1)
Whose Kingdom shall have no end. (2 Peter 1:11, Luke 1:33)
And in the Holy Spirit, (John 14:26, Genesis
1:2, Hebrews 3:7, 10:15, Acts 8:17)
Lord, (Acts 5:3-4, 2 Corinthians 3:17)
Giver of Life, (Genesis 1:2, John 6:63, 2 Corinthians 3:6)
Who proceeds from the Father [and the Son]; (John 14:26, 15:26)
Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and
glorified; (Matthew 3:16-17, 2 Corinthians 13:14)
Who spoke through the prophets. (1 Samuel 19:20; Ezekiel 11:5,13,
2 Peter 1:20-21)
In one, (Ephesians 4:5, Romans 12:5, Colossians 3:15)
holy, (1 Peter 2:5,9, Ephesians 5:27)
Church. (Ephesians 2:19-22, Paul’s greetings in his letters “to
the church”)
We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
(Ephesians 4:5; Acts 2:38, 22:16, Titus 3:5-7)
We look for the resurrection of the dead, (John 11:24; 1
Corinthians 15:12-49; Hebrews 6:2)
and the life in the age to come. (Mark 10:29-30, John 3:15, 6:47, Titus 1:2)
Key Takeaways?
Next Week
We will talk about the Filioque Controversy, how the Nicene
Creed is used in our worship tradition, and the purpose of creeds.
Take some time to look over 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 and
Philippians 2:6-11 and spend some time thinking about the value of such brief
statements of faith.
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