Nicene Creed
I 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 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 quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall
have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, 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 catholic 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. http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/nicene.htm
ONE of the high spiritual moments which have enriched my life came the day I read this book at one sitting. It was a moving and unforgettable experience in which I had the feeling of actually being in the presence of Jesus. It produced a strange compelling identification with the sights, sounds and atmosphere of those times and the Lord's presence was profoundly realistic. When I finished the book I came back to present reality with a start. This effect was created by the fact that here we have every recorded word spoken by Jesus and in the sequence in which he uttered them.
