The Nicean Creed (AD325)
We believe in one God, the Father All-sovereign, maker of
heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible;
and in one Lord Jesus Christ, and the only-begotten Son of
God, Begotten of the Father before all the ages, Light of
Light, true God of true God, begotten not made, of one
substance with the Father, through whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from the
heavens, and was made flesh of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin
Mary, and became man, and was crucified for us under Pontius
Pilate, and suffered and was buried, and rose again on the
third day according to the Scriptures, and ascended into the
heavens, and sits on the right hand of the Father, and comes
again with glory to judge living and dead, of whose kingdom
there shall be no end:
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and the Life-giver, that
proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and Son is
worshipped together and glorified together, who spoke through
the prophets:
In one holy catholic and apostolic church:
We acknowledge one baptism unto remission of sins. We look
for a resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to
come.
Articles of Faith
1. We believe in one, living, true and everlasting God. His
power, wisdom and goodness are infinite. He is the Maker of
all things, whether they are visible or invisible. God is one,
and subsists in three Persons - the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit. These three Persons are one in nature, are
co-eternal, and are equal in holiness, justice, wisdom, power,
and dignity.
2. We believe that God the Son became a human being and was
born of the Virgin Mary. The Lord Jesus Christ is one Person
with two natures, the divine nature and the human nature, true
God and perfect Man. He suffered and was crucified as a
sacrifice for the sins of the world, to remove God's righteous
anger against sinners, and to restore sinners to fellowship
with God.
3. We believe that Christ arose again from death, not only
in spirit but also in body, and returned to heaven, where He
is sitting at the Father’s right hand until He shall return
to the earth as King and Judge.
4. We believe that the Holy Spirit who was sent by the
Father and the Son is God, the Third Person of the Holy
Trinity, and that He shares the same nature, majesty and glory
as the Father and the Son from eternity.
5. We believe that the Bible is composed of the sixty-six
books of the Old and New Testaments, and that it was given by
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We believe that this Bible
is the Word of God to man, giving the full and complete
revelation of the plan and history of God's way of salvation
for us.
6. We believe that eternal life with God in heaven is part
of the blessedness which awaits those whose faith in Christ
remains steadfast and true; and that those who remain
unrepentant and unbelieving will be banished for ever from the
presence of the Lord, with unending punishment in hell
(Matthew 25:46; Psalm 9:7; Revelation 21:7,8).
7. We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the
forgiveness of all our sins; and in order that those who
repent and believe the Gospel might be regenerated (Born
Again), and saved from the power of sin and the practice of
sinning (Romans 3:25; 1John 3:5-10; Ephesians 2:1-10).
8. We believe and teach that a person is justified (counted
righteous before God) by faith in Christ alone (Romans 5:1).
9. We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the
complete cleansing of the believer from all indwelling sin,
and that this cleansing is experienced after we have been born
again (1John 1:7-9).
10. We believe that sanctification is a second work of
grace to be received by faith, as instantaneous and definite a
experience as is the New Birth; sanctification gives cleansing
from indwelling sin, and growth in grace and consecration to
God (John 15:2; Acts 26:18).
11. We believe that the Pentecostal baptism with the Holy
Spirit and fire is a provision of divine power for sanctified
believers; it is a definite experience received by faith, and
the initial evidence of the experience in speaking with other
tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (Luke 11:13; Acts 1:5;
2:1-4; 8:17;10:44-46; 19:6).
12. We believe that part of the benefit resulting from the
death of Christ is divine healing for the body (Isaiah 53:4,
5; Matthew 8:16, 17; Mark 16:14-18; James 5:14-16 Exodus
15:26).
13. We believe in the pre-millennial Second Coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ; that He will come in Person and He may come
at any moment. We love and wait for His, appearing
(1Thessalonians 4:15-18; Titus 2:13; 2Petej 3:1-4; Matthew
24:29-44; 2Timothy 4:8)