{"id":393,"date":"2017-09-25T12:50:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T11:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2018-09-04T17:06:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T16:06:29","slug":"the-nicene-creed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/the-nicene-creed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nicene Creed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In August of this year, our church asked us if we might create a film recording of the Nicene Creed (this creed is an ancient declaration of the Christian faith dating back to A.D.325 and the early church communities).<\/p>\n<p>We decided to record many different voices because we wanted to build a diverse picture of what it means to be part of church family \u2013 the young and old together, from many backgrounds and upbringings, all united in their love and adoration of Christ. So, on this recording you will hear Scottish, Irish, English and even Afro-French accents! In the western world we value highly our individualism with \u201cI\u201d and \u201cmy\u201d being some of our most frequently used words. Christ knew that it was \u201cwe\u201d &#8211; the church &#8211; that would become a beautiful family of relationships &#8211; his bride and treasure on earth. He knew that if we continued to view the world and understand ourselves with an \u201cI\u201d outlook, that we would fall to confusion or comparison. \u201cWe believe\u201d is then a transforming creed, \u201cwe\u201d are whole within the body, we are valued within the body and \u201cwe\u201d are sheltered within the body.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that the imagery we have woven into this film will help others who are on a journey of faith to distil, contemplate and rest in these ancient statements. We are \u201cone\u201d in belief, connected to our brothers and sisters of faith through many generations in Christ. \u201cWe\u201d can play our part \u2013 not with fear, comparison or insecurity, but with confidence. \u201cWe\u201d belong \u2013 accepted, loved, forgiven and free. \u201cWe\u201d can rest when we are tired, question when we doubt, and be carried when we can no longer stand because we share in the love and the legacy of others who have gone before us.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/86zf1i1qBDc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This film can be purchased and downloaded for a small fee by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/FilmPages\/the_nicene_creed.html\">visiting this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the words to this glorious declaration of Christian faith:-<\/p>\n<h1>The\u00a0Nicene Creed<\/h1>\n<p>We believe\u00a0in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth,<br \/>\nof all that is, seen and unseen.<br \/>\nWe 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, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made.<br \/>\nFor us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.<br \/>\nFor our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.<br \/>\nHe will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.<br \/>\nWe 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 worshiped 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.<\/p>\n<p>Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In August of this year, our church asked us if we might create a film recording of the Nicene Creed (this creed is an ancient declaration of the Christian faith dating back to A.D.325 and the early church communities). We decided to record many different voices because we wanted to build a diverse picture of <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/the-nicene-creed\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[7,8,6],"tags":[38,11,15,3],"class_list":["post-393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-music","category-prayer","tag-creed","tag-film","tag-music","tag-prayer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Nicene_Creed_600.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bKxI-6l","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":574,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/closing-prayer\/","url_meta":{"origin":393,"position":0},"title":"Closing Prayer","date":"October 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I find that there is a unity that arises through worship that it is difficult to express in words. 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