Our Beliefs

At Spirit + Truth, you’ll hear us mention the “Nicene Creed” or the “Nicene Faith.”

To someone who has never heard these terms, it might sound like religious jargon.

But for us, it is the key to our identity.

1. The "Original Standard"

After Jesus lived, died, and rose again, His first followers (the Apostles) spread a specific message. As the years went by, various groups tried to change that message or add “new” ideas to it.

 

In 325 AD, leaders from the global church gathered to draw a line in the sand. They wrote the Nicene Creed to protect the original intent of the faith. They weren’t creating something new; they were documenting the “standard” that had been passed down from the very beginning.

2. Stripping Away the "New"

Many modern churches are defined by “new” ideas, social trends, or 20th-century traditions. By following the Nicene faith, we are intentionally bypassing those “new” developments to get back to the source.

  • The Goal: To be the kind of church the early Christians would recognize.

  • The Promise: We won’t give you “our” version of the truth—we aim to give you the original truth.

3. Why it Matters Today

Think of the Nicene Creed as a compass. In a world full of conflicting opinions and “mainstream” noise, this document keeps us pointed North. It ensures that our worship, our teaching, and our community remain anchored to the same foundations that the very first Christians stood upon.

“We don’t follow the Nicene Creed because it is ‘traditional’; we follow it because it is accurate to the original message of Jesus.”

TL;DR - The Nicene Standard at a Glance

If you strip away the history, these are the core pillars the early church lived and died for:

  • The 3-in-1 God: One God in three equal persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • The Divinity of Jesus: Jesus is fully God, not just a teacher or a “lesser” being.
  • The Rescue: God became human to die and rise again to bridge the gap between us and Him.
  • The Life-Giver: The Holy Spirit is God’s active presence living in us and speaking to us today.
  • The Original Hope: A future where death is defeated, sins are forgiven, and all things are made new.

THE NICENE CREED

(AD 381)

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 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,
the Lord, the Giver of Life;
who proceeds from the Father;
who with the Father and the Son together
is worshipped and glorified;
who spoke by the prophets.

In one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.