Ancient Roman Creed (2nd century AD)

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“I believe in GOD the Father Almighty. And in Jesus Christ, His Son, the only begotten, our Lord, who was born of the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, who was crucified and buried under Pontius Pilate, rose from the dead on the third day, ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. And in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Church, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the flesh.”

 

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Creed of Nicea (325 AD)

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“I believe in one GOD, the Father, the Almighty, the Creator of everything visible and invisible. And in the one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD, who is the only begotten of the Father, that is, from the essence of the Father, GOD from GOD, light from light, true GOD from true GOD, begotten, not created, one essence with the Father through whom all things in heaven and on earth came into being; who for us men and because of our salvation descended and became flesh, became man, suffered and rose again on the third day, ascended to heaven, will come to judge the living and the dead; and in the Holy Spirit. Spirit. But those who say "there was a time when he was not" and "he was not before he was begotten" and that he came from non-existence, or who say that the Son of GOD comes from another hypostasis or entity, or that he is created or mutable or changeable, condemns the Catholic Church.”

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The formulation of the Trinity dogma reveals that its terminology does not originate in Holy Scripture, since none of the terms "person," "being," or "substance" in connection with GOD are found in the Bible. Rather, these terms are derived from Greek philosophy. The same applies to formulations such as "GOD from GOD" or "light from light" as well as to theological attributions such as "equally eternal", "equally powerful", and the like. The distinction between the terms "beget" and "create" is also not biblical. Perhaps the most serious error, however, lies in linking a person's salvation to belief in the Trinity dogma, which is intended to prevent any doubt about this doctrine from the outset. The Bible, however, teaches that salvation comes solely through faith that Jesus is the savior sent by GOD. This refers to Jesus' role as mediator, not to Jesus' nature.

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Biblical / Apostolic Creed

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"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” (not "GOD") and believe in your heart that GOD raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."

(Romans 10,9 f.)

 

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„(...) yet for us there is but one GOD (not: “triune GOD“), the Father (not: “Father, Son and Holy Spirit“), from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord (not: “GOD“), Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.“

(1st Corinthians 8,6)

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„There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one GOD and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.“

(Ephesians 4,4-6)

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 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of GOD (not "GOD" or "GOD the Son"), GOD lives in them and they in GOD.

(1st John 4,15)

 

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„This is how you can recognize the Spirit of GOD: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh (not "GOD in the flesh") is from GOD, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from GOD. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.“

(1st John 4,2 f.)

 

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„Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ (not "GOD") is born of GOD, and everyone who loves the Father loves His child as well.“

(1st John 5,1)

 

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„But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of GOD (not "GOD" or "GOD the Son"), and that by believing you may have life in his name.“

(John 20,31)

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The creeds contained in the New Testament differ fundamentally from those formulated only in the fourth century, both terminologically and in content. Had the authors of the Old and New Testaments been Trinitarians, they would have used terminology comparable to that of the authors of Nicaea and Constantinople to describe GOD. However, such terminology is nowhere to be found in the entire Holy Scripture. Instead, the apostles always conceived and described GOD as one single person: the Father. Even the so-called "Shema", the most important creed of the Jews, contains no indication whatsoever that GOD is a plurality. Furthermore, a clear distinction is made between GOD and Jesus, the Son of GOD. all previously mentioned biblical creeds can be summarized as follows:​

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The LORD / Yahweh is the one and only GOD

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GOD is One, The Father (not Father, Son and Holy Spirit)

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Jesus is the Christ / the Anointed One of GOD (not GOD)

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Jesus is the Son of GOD (not GOD the Son)

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Jesus came in the flesh / as a human (not with two natures)

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Jesus is Lord / Ruler / King (not GOD)

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GOD raised Jesus from the dead

 

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Whoever believes and professes this has the correct biblical-apostolic faith that Christians should have.

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