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Below is the "Symbol of Faith" or Nicean Creed, dating from the First Ecumenical Council in 325AD, which to this day forms the basis for Orthodox Christian belief:
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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 from Light, True God from 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, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and was made Man;
And was crucified also 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 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 I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father; Who with the Father and the Son together art worshipped and glorified; Who spoke through the Prophets;
And I believe 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.
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