what WE really Believe

So there has been at least, well actually limitless accusations, false accusations on what the Catholic Church believes and practices. Such as Idol Worship, Dead Rituals, Worship of Mary, Pope Messiah and etc. But these are clearly just misrepresentations of what the Catholic Church really believes. So let me give to all of you, point by point on what the Catholic Church believes by using the original Nicene Creed however it's not the one used at the first council of Nicea since it already ended at WE BELIEVE in the HOLY SPIRIT. But rather I am going to use the one formulated during the First Council of Constantinople in the year 381 , and not the Ecumenical Version of the Nicene creed that we normally hear in our day to day lives in the mass. 

First Council of Constantinople

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 only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds (æons), 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 Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; 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 sitteth on the right hand of the Father; from thence he shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the prophets. In one holy catholic and apostolic Church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

So yeah! To lay this out one by one, I am gonna divide this whole Statement of belief into 12 different parts. Sorry guys if I am kinda serious in this article, I am just not in the mood for now :)

1. We believe in One God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible
2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds
3. Light of Light, very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father
4. By whom all things were made
5. Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man
6. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried
7. And the third day he rose again according to the Scripture, and ascended into heaven and sitteth on the Right hand of the Father
8. From thence he shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end
9. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord Giver of Life who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the son is worshipped and glorified, who spoke to the prophets
10. In one holy catholic and Apostolic Church
11. We Acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins
12. We Look for the Resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. AMEN!

We believe in One God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible- As you guys probably already know, creeds are made to fight against heresies. The Nicean creed in particular was made so that it would announce the real teachings of the Church. And the creed began with WE BELIEVE in ONE GOD, because the Church is reinstating its belief on ONE GOD, not 3 Gods. Here we see that the Church states that the FATHER ALMIGHTY is the maker of every single things, visible or invisible. He also is a personhood of the divine God.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds- The Lord Jesus Christ is reaffirmed that he is the ONLY BEGOTTEN SON of GOD. We are all sons and daughters of God, but only Jesus Christ is the begotten son. This clears the claims of false prophets that claims to be Christ, or claims that Christ was begotten after the world, or was created together with the world.
Light of Light, very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father- Okay now here we see that the creed is getting more deeper, first the Church stated her beliefs on the father and the son, and now the Church reemphasizes that the Son is Light from Light, Very God from Very God, begotten but NOT made, being of one Substance with the father. He is not made after or with the world, and he is God from God. He is not a separate God nor a separate being, but rather the same God as the Father is.  They are of one divine nature. Jesus Christ is to be known as True God, thus eliminating the heresy of Arianism
By whom all things were made- All things were made through the word, the word which is Christ as is said on the Gospel of John. The Father being the one who created the world is the creator, and through Jesus Christ he created all things. How do I put this in lay teen's terms? Hmmm, the Father is the Creator and the Words, the Wisdom of the Father is the Son! That's probably the best way to put it ^^....
Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man- So here the mystery of Incarnation is stated. It is re affirmed by the Church that Jesus Christ is God became Man! The Mystery of Incarnation allowed God all powerful to become TRUE MAN, and he was like us in every single way, except in one thing...Sin. It is said here that it is the Holy Spirit that caused the fertilization of Mary's Womb and not of any other human intervention, and here therefore Mary is recognized as the Mother God. She carried God into her womb, and is a perpetual virgin. So the heresy of Nestorianism was stamped out to prove that Jesus too was True Man. Therefore Jesus is True Man and True God. It is stated in this part the very reason of why Jesus assumed manhood, because of our salvation.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried- Here the mission of Jesus is clearly sin and is remembered. The acts done to him and sentenced upon him. He was sentenced under the authority of Pontius Pilate, and it is confirmed the Jesus really did suffered and died. Because he was buried. Duh :)
And the third day he rose again according to the Scripture, and ascended into heaven and sitteth on the Right hand of the Father- So here the glory and the very core of our faith is established. Our belief that Christ defeated death and made heaven possible for us through resurrection and his death on the cross. The council reaffirms that they are basing this on sacred scripture, in the light of Apostolic Tradition. And Jesus sat down in the Right Hand of the Father. A person seating on the right hand is a universal symbolical approach of telling that he is the co-ruler, and son of the Father.
From thence he shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end- Here it is restated that Jesus would come again, and he would come not as a baby or humble man anymore, but in his own fullness of glory as the Son of God and Second Person of the Trinity. He would Judge all those who are quick(living) and the dead alike.After this judgement his everlasting ruling....His kingdom would be eternal and it would have no end. Here the promise of Heaven is re affirmed upon us.
And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord Giver of Life who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the son is worshipped and glorified, who spoke to the prophets- Now the 3rd Person of the Trinity on who we believe as the Holy Ghost. The Hoy Spirit, who gives life. It is traditionally accepted that the Holy Spirit is the air that we breathe. The one that gives us life, and connects us to the Holy Trinity. The Holy Spirit comes from the Father and the Son because the Father and the Son loves each other so much and because of that a form of Eternal Love/Bond is between them, thus what we call the Holy Spirit. Together with the Father and Son he is Worshiped and Glorified as God. He is the 3rd person of the trinity. He is the one known to be the one who reveals the things to come to the prophets. He is the one who guided the prophets in writing the books and etc.
In one holy catholic and Apostolic Church- Here the whole the Church professes together in One faith that they Believe that the Church that Christ has established is One meaning United in Teaching and in Doctrine. Catholic which means Universal and is given to all, and Apostolic which means it has the Apostolic Authority conferred to it through the laying of hands since the time of the Apostles.
We Acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins- Here the Church states the need for one to be baptize to be a member of the Church. That in joining the church you are accepting Christ and his death for you. Thus the trace of original sin which has been there is erased through baptism. You are born again in Christ.
We Look for the Resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. AMEN! Here the Church Hopes! Hopes in the promise of Christ for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world...that is yet to come! AMEN


So there you have it, its a serious article, no jokes here and there...Cuz I do get serious from time to time and I deemed it worthy here to be serious on this article since its about my beliefs...God Bless


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