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Symbol of faith

I believe in one God, the Almighty Father, the Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, Whom all was.

For us for the sake of man and for our sake of salvation, who descended from heaven, and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became human.

Straightened out for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried.

And resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures.

And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.

And the packs of the future with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end.

And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets.

Into one Holy, Collective and Apostolic Church.

I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

I tea the resurrection of the dead,

And the life of the next century. Amen.

The Church offers us a brief and precise presentation of the main truths of the Christian faith. This statement is called the Creed. It consists of twelve members (parts). Each of them contains the truth of the Orthodox faith.

1. I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.

I believe in one God the Father: I believe that God contains everything in His power and governs everything, that He created heaven and earth, the visible and invisible world. With these words, we say that we are sure that God exists, that He is one and there is no other besides Him, that everything that exists (both in the visible physical world and in the invisible, spiritual), i.e., all the vast universe was created by God. And we wholeheartedly accept this faith. Faith is confidence in the real existence of God and trust in Him.

God is one, but not alone, because God is one in essence, but trinity in Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Trinity is consubstantial and indivisible. The unity of three, infinitely loving each other persons.

2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten, Who from the Father was born before all ages, Light from Light, God is true from God is true, begotten, not created, consubstantial with the Father, by Him all was a.

I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is the same Only God, the second Person of the Holy Trinity. He is the Only Begotten Son of God the Father, born before the beginning of time, that is, when there was no time yet. He, like Light from Light, is also inseparable from the sun. He is the True God, born of the True God. He was born, and not at all created by God the Father, that is, He is one being with the Father, consubstantial with Him.

Himzhe all bysha means that everything that exists was created by Him, as well as by God the Father - the Creator of heaven and earth. This means that the world was created by one God - the Holy Trinity.

3. For us, man, and for our salvation, who descended from heaven, and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became human.

I believe that He came to earth for the salvation of our human race, was incarnated from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human, that is, He took not only the body, but also the human soul and became a perfect man, without ceasing at the same time to be God. - Became a God-man.

The Holy Orthodox Church calls the Virgin Mary the Theotokos and honors Her above all created beings, not only humans, but also angels, because she is the Mother of the Lord Himself.

4. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.

I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ during the time of the Roman ruler in Judea, Pontius Pilate, was crucified on the cross for us people, that is, for our sins and for our salvation, because He Himself was sinless. At the same time, He really suffered, died and was buried.

The Savior suffered, of course, not with the Deity, Who does not suffer, but with humanity; suffered not for His sins, which He did not have, but for the sins of the entire human race.

5. And resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures.

I believe that He rose on the third day after His death, as foretold in the Scriptures. The Lord Jesus Christ truly died for us - as the True Immortal God, and therefore He was resurrected!

Since in the writings of the prophets of the Old Testament it was clearly foretold about the suffering, death, burial of the Savior and His resurrection, that is why it is said: "according to the scriptures." The words "according to the scriptures" refer not only to the fifth, but also to the fourth article of the Creed.

Jesus Christ died on Good Friday at about three o'clock in the afternoon, and resurrected after midnight from Saturday on the first day of the week, called "Sunday" from that time. But in those days even a part of a day was taken as a whole day, which is why it is said that He was in the tomb for three days.

6. And ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father.

I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ on the fortieth day after His Resurrection with His most pure flesh ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand (on the right side) of God the Father.

The Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven in His humanity (flesh and soul), and in His Divinity He always abode with the Father.

"Seated at the right hand of the Father" means: on the right side, in the first place, in glory. These words express that the human soul and body of Jesus Christ received the same glory that Christ has in His divinity.

By His ascension, our Lord Jesus Christ united the earthly with the heavenly and glorified our human nature, exalting it to the throne of God; and showed us that our fatherland is in heaven, in the Kingdom of God, which is now open to all who truly believe in Him.

7. And the packs of the coming with glory to judge the living and the dead, His kingdom will have no end.

Paki - again; the future - the One who will come.

I believe that Jesus Christ will come to earth again to judge all people, both living and dead, who will then be resurrected; and that after this Last Judgment the Kingdom of Christ will come, which will never end.

This judgment is called terrible, because the conscience of each person will be revealed to everyone, and not only good and evil deeds will be revealed, which someone has done all his life on earth, but also all spoken words, secret desires and thoughts.

According to this judgment, the righteous will go to eternal life, and sinners to eternal torment - because they did evil deeds, which they did not repent of and which they did not make up for with good deeds and the correction of life.

8. (I believe) And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord who gives life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets.

Who proceeds from the Father - Who proceeds from the Father; Even with the Father and the Son, we worship and glorify - Who should be worshiped and Who should be glorified along with the Father and the Son. The spokesman of the prophets - who spoke through the prophets.

I believe that the third Person of the Holy Trinity is the Holy Spirit, the same true Lord God as the Father and the Son. I believe that the Holy Spirit is Life-Giving, He, together with God the Father and God the Son, gives life to everything, especially spiritual life to people. He is the same Creator of the world, on a par with the Father and the Son, and He should also be worshiped and glorified. I also believe that the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophets and apostles and that all the sacred books were written by His inspiration.

We are talking here about the main thing in our faith - about the mystery of the Holy Trinity: our one God is the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit was revealed to people in a visible way: at the baptism of the Lord in the form of a dove, and on the day of Pentecost He descended on the apostles in the form of fiery tongues.

9. (I believe) In one holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I believe in one, Holy, Catholic Church (in which all believers participate), founded by the apostles.

Here we are talking about the Church of Christ, which Jesus Christ founded on earth to sanctify sinful people and reunite them with God. The Church is the totality of all Orthodox Christians, living and dead, united among themselves by the faith and love of Christ, the hierarchy and the holy sacraments.

Each individual Orthodox Christian is called a member, or part of the Church. Consequently, when we say that we believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic Church, here by the Church we mean all people in the aggregate who profess the same Orthodox faith, and not the building where we go to pray to God and which is called a temple God's.

10. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

I acknowledge and openly declare that for spiritual rebirth and the forgiveness of sins, one needs to be baptized only once.

In the Creed, only baptism is mentioned, because it is, as it were, the door to the Church of Christ. Only those who have been baptized can use the other sacraments.

A sacrament is such a sacred action through which the grace of the Holy Spirit, or the saving power of God, is secretly, invisibly given to a person.

The Holy Orthodox Church contains seven sacraments; baptism, chrismation, repentance, communion, marriage, priesthood and unction.

11. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead.

I expect (tea) with hope and confidence that a time will come when the souls of dead people will again unite with their bodies and all the dead will come to life.

The resurrection of the dead will follow simultaneously with the second and glorious coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the moment of the general resurrection, the bodies of dead people will change, in essence the bodies will be the same that we now have, but in quality they will be different from the current bodies - they will be spiritual - incorruptible and immortal. The bodies of those people who will still be alive during the second coming of the Savior will also change. Corresponding to the change of the person himself, the whole visible world will also change, namely, it will turn from the perishable into the incorruptible.

12. (Tea) And the life of the next century. Amen.

I expect that after the resurrection of the dead, the judgment of Christ will take place, and for the righteous there will come the endless joy of union with God. The word Amen means confirmation - truly so! Only in this way can the truth of our faith be expressed and cannot be changed by anyone.

Saint Theophan the Recluse in his letters gave advice on how to overcome doubts about the truths of the faith. These lines are directly related to the role of the Creed in our spiritual life and show how prayerful perception of it should be.

“Imagine the truth and pray for it, during prayer turn it around in your mind and make up prayers from it. The moment will come when this truth will enter the heart and embrace the whole being of the soul, nourishing it and cheering it up. This is the affinity of the soul with the truth; after this, doubts can no longer shake her. They can come in memory, but they are far from the soul, like a conversation or a clatter behind a wall.

“In order to hold the truth in the heart, this is how to do it!.. Take some truth and more fully understand in the mind how it is confessed, and then pray to the Lord that He write it in the heart, as it is confessed ... Our prayers all come out from dogma. The Lord came to earth for our salvation. As you confess this truth, pray, “Lord! As then, walking the earth, you healed all sorts of ailments, cleansed the lepers, gave sight to the blind, now come to me and enlighten the eyes of my mind, and remove the leprosy of sins from me. So it is with regard to all truth. When all truths fall into the heart, then all doubts will end. They themselves will bounce like arrows from someone who is covered with armor. This means, in other words, is - to taste the truth, to rejoice in it, to remember it with consolation and sweetness, and to warmly rotate it in the mind. Help the Lord to achieve this!”

The word symbol has several meanings; so it was in the Greek language, from which this word came, and so in Russian. This word was especially overgrown with philosophical reflections (hundreds of volumes of books have been written about the symbol in a philosophical sense). Here are different definitions from different dictionaries: something that serves as a conventional sign of a concept; in science - the same as a sign; in art, in a broad sense, a symbol is an image in the aspect of its symbolism and a sign endowed with all the organicity and inexhaustibility of the image; a complete picture, an essence in a few words or signs. The original Greek word means: junction, crossing, connection, merger, meeting, articulation. It also meant an identification mark by which one could recognize each other more accurately than by a password: a coin or bone was split into two halves; if the presented half was completely suitable for yours, it was clear that in front of you was exactly that person.

INTERPRETATION OF THE MORNING PRAYERS

Symbol of faith

1 I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. 2 And into one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, Whom all was. 3 For us, man, and for our salvation, who descended from heaven and became incarnate of the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became human. 4 He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. 5 And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. 6 And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. 7 And the packs of the one to come with glory to be judged by the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. 8 And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets. 9 Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. 10 I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. 11 I look forward to the resurrection of the dead, 12 and the life of the age to come. Amen.

Believe in God- means to have a living confidence in His being, properties and actions and with all our hearts to accept His frank word about the salvation of the human race. God is one in essence, but trinity in Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Trinity consubstantial and indivisible. In the Creed, God is called Almighty because whatever is, He contains in His power and His will. The words Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible means that everything is created by God and nothing can exist without God. Word invisible indicates that God created the invisible or spiritual world to which the angels belong.

Son of God is called the second Person of the Holy Trinity according to His Divinity. It's named Lord because He is true god for the name Lord is one of the names of God. The Son of God is named Jesus, that is, the Savior, this name was named by the Archangel Gabriel himself. Christ, that is, the Anointed One, was called by the prophets - this is how kings, high priests and prophets have long been called. Jesus, the Son of God, is so named because all the gifts of the Holy Spirit are immeasurably communicated to His humanity, and thus the knowledge of the prophet, the holiness of the high priest, and the power of the king belong to Him in the highest degree. Jesus Christ is called the Son of God the only begotten because He alone is the Son of God, born from the being of God the Father, and therefore He is one being with God the Father. The Creed says that He was born of the Father, and this depicts that personal property by which He differs from the other Persons of the Holy Trinity. It's been said before all ages so that no one would think that there was a time when He was not. The words Light from Light in some way explain the incomprehensible birth of the Son of God from the Father. God the Father is the eternal Light, from Him is born the Son of God, Who is also the eternal Light; but God the Father and the Son of God are one eternal Light, indivisible, of one Divine nature. The words God's true from God's true taken from Scripture: We also know that the Son of God came and gave us light and understanding, so that we may know the true God and be in His true Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life(1 John 5:20). The words born, uncreated added by the holy fathers of the Ecumenical Council to denounce Arius, who impiously taught that the Son of God was created. The words consubstantial with the Father mean that the Son of God is one and the same Divine being with God the Father. The words Izhe the whole bysha show that God the Father created everything by His Son as by His eternal wisdom and His eternal Word. For us for the sake of man and for our sake of salvation- The Son of God, according to His promise, came to earth not for any one people, but in general for the whole human race. Descended from heaven- as he says about himself: No one ascended to heaven but the Son of Man who descended from heaven, who is in heaven(John 3:13). The Son of God is omnipresent and therefore has always been in heaven and on earth, but on earth He was previously invisible and became visible only when He appeared in the flesh, became incarnate, that is, assumed human flesh, except for sin, and became a man, without ceasing to be God. . The Incarnation of Christ was accomplished by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, so that the Holy Virgin, just as she was a Virgin before her conception, so in her conception, and after her conception, and in her very birth, she remained a Virgin. Word becoming human added so that no one would think that the Son of God took on one flesh or body, but that they would recognize in Him a perfect man, consisting of body and soul. Jesus Christ was crucified for us - by His death on the Cross He delivered us from sin, curses and death.

The words under Pontius Pilate point to the time he was crucified. Pontius Pilate is the Roman ruler of Judea, which was conquered by the Romans. Word suffering added to show that His crucifixion was not one kind of suffering and death, as some false teachers said, but genuine suffering and death. He suffered and died not as a Deity, but as a man, and not because he could not avoid suffering, but because he wanted to suffer. Word buried certifies that He really died and rose again, for His enemies even put a guard on the tomb and sealed the tomb. AND resurrected on the third day according to Scripture- The fifth article of the Creed teaches that our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power of His Divinity, rose from the dead, as it is written about Him in the prophets and in the Psalms, and that He rose again in the same body in which He was born and died. The words by scripture mean that Jesus Christ died and rose again exactly as it was prophetically written in the books of the Old Testament. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father- these words are borrowed from the Holy Scriptures: descended, He is also ascended above all heavens, in order to fill all(Eph. 4:10). We have such a High Priest who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven(Heb. 8:1). The words sitting on the right, that is, the one sitting on the right side, must be understood spiritually. They mean that Jesus Christ has the same power and glory as God the Father. And the packs of the future with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end- Holy Scripture says this about the future coming of Christ: This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.(Acts 1:11).

Holy Spirit called Lord because he, like the Son of God, true god. The Holy Spirit is called life-giving because He, together with God the Father and the Son, gives life to creatures, including spiritual life to people: unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God(John 3:5). The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father, as Jesus Christ Himself says: When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me(John 15, 26). Worship and glorification befits the Holy Spirit, equal with the Father and the Son - Jesus Christ commanded to baptize in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit(Matthew 28:19). The Creed says that the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophets - this is based on the words of the apostle Peter: prophecy was never uttered by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke it, being moved by the Holy Spirit(2 Pet. 1:21). One can become partaker of the Holy Spirit through the sacraments and fervent prayer: if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him(Luke 11:13).

Church one, because One body and one spirit, just as you are called to one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all of us(Eph. 4:4-6). Church Holy, because Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her in order to sanctify her, having cleansed her with a bath of water through the word; to present her to Himself as a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or anything like that, but that she might be holy and blameless(Eph. 5:25-27). Church Cathedral, or, what is the same, catholic or universal, because it is not limited to any place, time, or people, but includes the true believers of all places, times and peoples. Church Apostolic because from the time of the apostles it has continuously and invariably preserved both the teaching and the succession of the gifts of the Holy Spirit through consecrated ordination. The True Church is also called Orthodox, or Orthodox.

Baptism- this is the Sacrament in which the believer, when the body is immersed three times in water, with the invocation of God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, dies for a carnal, sinful life and is reborn from the Holy Spirit into a spiritual, holy life. Baptism united, because it is a spiritual birth, and a person will be born once, and therefore he is baptized once.

Resurrection of the dead- this is the action of the omnipotence of God, according to which all the bodies of dead people, uniting again with their souls, will come to life and will be spiritual and immortal.

Life of the next century- this is the life that will be after the Resurrection of the dead and the Universal Judgment of Christ.

Word Amen, which ends the Creed, means "Truly so." The Church has kept the Creed since apostolic times and will keep it forever. No one can ever subtract or add anything to this Symbol.

Preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism is a very important time in the life of future godparents. During the categorical conversations, it is told in great detail about, as well as what the recipient must know without fail. This category also includes the "Symbol of Faith".

At its core, the Creed is not a prayer. It does not contain an appeal, a prayerful request to God, the Mother of God or the Saints. The "Symbol of Faith" contains a brief and very accurate presentation of the foundations of the entire Christian doctrine, which was compiled and approved at the First and Second Ecumenical Councils.

The "creed" of the godparents must be memorized, since during Baptism it is pronounced by the godparents in the temple. But it is very important not only to learn, but also to understand what is said in the prayer.

1 I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. 2 And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, Whom all was. 3 For us for the sake of man and for our sake of salvation, he descended from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became human. 4 Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. 5 And resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures. 6 And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. 7 And the packs of the future with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. 8 And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets. 9 Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. 10 I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. 11 I tea the resurrection of the dead, 12 and life of the next century. Amen.

12 dogmas of the Orthodox Creed with interpretation

"The Creed" consists of twelve dogmas. Each contains a special truth of the Orthodox faith:
The 1st dogma speaks of God the Father, from the 2nd to the 7th it tells about God the Son, the 8th - about God the Holy Spirit, the 9th - about the Church, the 10th - about Baptism, the 11th and 12 th - about the resurrection of the dead and about eternal life.

Let's consider each statement of the Creed in detail.

4th dogma: Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried.

The first man brought death into the world, but Christ gave eternal life. The mention of a specific person “under Pontius Pilate” emphasizes a real historical moment. Christ really suffered on the Cross, endured terrible agony, in order to save us from death. He truly died and was buried. But Resurrection. So the wall between God and people collapsed - the wall of sin. And so the cause of eternal death disappeared.

5th dogma: And resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures.

Here it is told that on the third day Christ, by the power of His divinity, rose from the dead. Death has been destroyed. From Easter morning, the reverse course of world history began - the process of the resurrection of all the dead. This was also predicted by the ancient prophets. Their words have come down to us in Holy Scripture.

6th dogma: And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.

On the fortieth day after His resurrection, Christ ascended in the flesh into heaven, paving the way for us to the eternal fatherland. The Lord Jesus sits on the right side (right hand) of the Father, and, as a Man, participates in the governance of the world. He is waiting for the end of the preaching of the Church, which gathers all the saved into the Kingdom.

9th dogma: In one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

On earth, the Church is a gathering of Christians. We are all united by the Orthodox faith, liturgical communion, following the law of God. The Church is called one - the only one, since She is one and there are no others.

The Church is called catholic or ecumenical, because in the whole universe she bears the light of salvation for all times and all peoples without exception. It has neither nationality nor social distinctions.

She is called apostolic because she was founded through the apostles. And the gift of the Holy Spirit is transmitted in Her continuously through the ordination of bishops and priests from the disciples of Christ themselves.

Tenth dogma: I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

It speaks of the significance and importance of the Sacrament of Baptism, because through it a Christian receives a “new birth” from water and the Holy Spirit. After that, a person can participate in all Church Sacraments (Confession, Communion, Weddings, Unctions)

11th dogma: Tea of ​​the resurrection of the dead.

Every Christian looks forward to the resurrection of the dead. We know that the human soul is immortal. Full retribution will take place on the Day of Judgment. The bodies of people, those who died, will again unite with souls. They will be done. Eternity will come, in which the resurrected will forever dwell with bodies, for there will be no more death.

12th dogma: And the life of the next century. Amen.

It says that all Christians are waiting for eternal life. Only the righteous will receive it. They will always contemplate God and from Him receive more and more knowledge, happiness and enjoyment. The saints will reign with Christ in the new universe.

Sinners will be thrown into the eternal fire along with the devil and his "angels". There, an unquenchable fire awaits them. And their suffering will never end.

We hope that this brief interpretation of the "Symbol of Faith" will help future godparents take the first steps towards knowing the Law of God, following the commandments of Christ, and, perhaps most importantly, becoming full-fledged Christians.

The symbol of faith is a brief and precise statement of the foundations of the Christian doctrine, compiled and approved at the 1st and 2nd Ecumenical Councils. The entire Creed consists of twelve members, and each of them contains a special truth (dogma) of the Orthodox faith.

The 1st member speaks of God the Father, 2-7 members speak of God the Son, the 8th member speaks of God the Holy Spirit, the 9th member speaks of the Church, the 10th member speaks of baptism, the 11th and 12th members resurrection of the dead and eternal life.

How is the Creed read?

1. I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.
2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, Who was born from the Father before all ages, Light from Light, God is true from God is true, begotten, not created, consubstantial with the Father, Whom all was.
3. For us, man, and for our salvation, who descended from heaven, and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became human.
4. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.
5. And resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures.
6. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.
7. And the packs of the coming with glory to judge the living and the dead, His kingdom will have no end.
8. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the Prophets.
9. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
10. I confess one Baptism, for the remission of sins.
11. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead.
12. And the life of the future age. Amen.

How to translate the Creed into Russian?

I believe - I believe, I am convinced;
the only begotten - the only one;
before all ages - before all time, from eternity;
consubstantial with the Father - having the same being (the same nature) with God the Father;
By him all things were - and by him, that is, by the Son of God, everything was created;
incarnated - taking on a human body;
becoming human - becoming a man, but not ceasing to be God;
resurrected - revived (after death):
according to the Scriptures - according to the Holy Scriptures, where the prophets foretold that He would rise from the dead on the third day;
ascended - ascended;
right hand - on the right side of God the Father;
paki - again, again, again, again;
the dead - the dead, who will then be resurrected;
His Kingdom will have no end - after the Judgment, His infinite Kingdom will come;
Life-giving - giving life;
worshiped and glorified - the Holy Spirit should be worshiped and glorified (honored) on an equal footing with the Father and the Son, that is, the Holy Spirit is equal to God the Father and God the Son;
The prophets who spoke - The Holy Spirit spoke through the prophets;
Cathedral - consonant, unanimous, embracing people from all over the universe;
I confess - I openly admit (I testify) in word and deed;
tea - (I wish) I expect;
And the life of the future age - and eternal life (which will come after the universal Judgment).

1. I believe in God, the One Who holds everything in His hands, Who created heaven and earth, everything that we see and do not see.
2. (I believe) in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten of God before time began. He is Light from Light, true God from true God, He is born of God, not created, and in essence He is the same God from Whom all things came.
3. For us people and our salvation He (Jesus Christ) descended from heaven, by the power of the Holy Spirit was born from the Virgin Mary and became a Man.
4. He was crucified in the reign of Pilate Pontius, He suffered and was buried.
5. And he rose again on the third day, as it was said in the Holy Scriptures.
6. He ascended (ascended) into heaven and now abides with his Father.
7. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, and there will be no end to His kingdom.
8. (I believe) in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, who makes all things alive, whom we praise, whom we worship together with the Father and the Son, and who spoke through the prophets.
9. (I believe) in a single Catholic (in which everyone participates), founded by the Apostles Church.
10. (I) acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
11. (I) look forward to the Resurrection of the dead.
12. And the future eternal life.

When and why was the Creed drawn up?

Since apostolic times, Christians have used the so-called "creeds" to remind themselves of the fundamental truths of the Christian faith. There were several short creeds in the Ancient Church. In the 4th century, when false teachings about God the Son and the Holy Spirit appeared, it became necessary to supplement and clarify the old symbols.

At the First Ecumenical Council, the first seven members of the Symbol were written, at the Second, the remaining five. The First Ecumenical Council was held in the city of Nicaea in the year 325 after the Nativity of Christ to affirm the apostolic teaching about the Son of God against the incorrect teaching of Arius, who believed that the Son of God was created by God the Father and therefore is not the true God. The Second Ecumenical Council was held in Constantinople (Tsargrad) in 381 to affirm the apostolic teaching about the Holy Spirit against the false teaching of Macedonia, which rejected the divine dignity of the Holy Spirit. According to the two cities in which these Ecumenical Councils were held, the Creed bears the name of Niceo-Tsaregradsky.

The symbol of faith is pronounced by the person receiving baptism (announced) during the performance of the Sacrament of Baptism. At the baptism of an infant, the Creed is pronounced by the recipients. In addition, the Creed is sung conciliarly by believers in the church at the Liturgy and is read daily as part of the morning prayer rule.

The meaning of the Symbol is the preservation of a single confession of the immutable truths (dogmas) of faith, and through this - the unity of the Church.

What is said in each of the terms of the Creed?

The first term speaks of God, namely, of the first hypostasis of the Holy Trinity, of God the Father, and of God as the Creator of the world.
In the second member - about the second hypostasis of the Holy Trinity, about the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
In the third term - about the incarnation of the Son of God.
In the fourth part - about the suffering and death of Jesus Christ.
In the fifth part - about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In the sixth member - about the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.
In the seventh member - about the second coming of Jesus Christ to earth.
In the eighth member - about the third hypostasis of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit.
In the ninth member - about the Church.
In the tenth member - about Baptism, (where other Sacraments are also implied).
In the eleventh member - about the future resurrection of the dead.
In the twelfth member - about eternal life.

Why does the Creed speak of faith in the One God, the Almighty, the Creator?

To believe in God means to have a living confidence in His being, properties and actions and to accept with all our hearts His frank word about the salvation of the human race.

God is one in essence, but trinity in Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Trinity consubstantial and indivisible. In the Creed, God is called the Almighty, because everything that is, He contains in His power (power) and His will. The words of the Creator to heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible, mean that everything was created by God, and nothing can be without God. The word invisible indicates that God created the invisible or spiritual world to which the angels belong.

Why is Jesus called "Christ", "Lord", "Son of God", "Only Begotten", "true God", can God have a Son? What does "consubstantial with the Father" mean?

The Son of God is called the second Person of the Holy Trinity according to His Divinity. He is called the Lord because He is the true God, for the name Lord is one of the names of God. The Son of God is called Jesus, that is, the Savior, this name is called by the Archangel Gabriel himself. Christ, that is, the Anointed One, was called by the prophets – this is how kings, high priests and prophets have long been called. Jesus, the Son of God, is so named because all the gifts of the Holy Spirit are immeasurably communicated to His humanity, and thus the knowledge of the Prophet, the holiness of the High Priest, and the power of the King belong to Him in the highest degree. Jesus Christ is called the Son of God, the Only Begotten, because He is the only (and only) Son of God, born from the being of God the Father, and therefore He is one being (nature) with God the Father. The Creed says that He was born of the Father, and this depicts that personal property by which He differs from the other Persons of the Holy Trinity. It was said before all the ages, so that no one would think that there was a time when He was not. The words of Light from Light in some way explain the incomprehensible birth of the Son of God from the Father. God the Father is the eternal Light, from Him is born the Son of God, Who is also the eternal Light; but God the Father and the Son of God are one eternal Light, indivisible, of one Divine nature. The words of God is true from God is true, taken from the Holy Scriptures: The Son of God came and gave us light and understanding, so that we may know the true God and be in His true Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life (see 1 John 5:20). The words "begotten, uncreated" were added by the holy fathers of the Ecumenical Council to denounce Arius, who impiously taught that the Son of God was created. The words consubstantial with the Father mean that the Son of God is of the same Divine being with God the Father. The words of Imzhe all bysha show that God the Father created everything by His Son as by His eternal wisdom and His eternal Word.

How could the Son of God come down from heaven? What for?

For us man and for our salvation - the Son of God, according to His promise, came to earth not for any one people, but in general for the whole human race. Descended from heaven - as he says about himself: No one ascended into heaven, but the Son of Man, who descended from heaven, who is in heaven (see John 3:13). The Son of God is omnipresent and therefore always abides in heaven and on earth, but on earth He was previously invisible and became visible only when He appeared in the flesh, became incarnate, that is, assumed human flesh, except for sin, and became a Man, without ceasing to be God . The Incarnation of Christ was accomplished by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, so that the Holy Virgin, just as she was a Virgin before her conception, so in her conception, and after her conception, and in her very birth, she remained a Virgin. The word becoming human is added so that no one would think that the Son of God took on one flesh or body, but so that they would recognize in Him a perfect Man, consisting of body and soul. Jesus Christ was crucified for us - He delivered us from sin, curse and death by His death on the Cross.

How could the Son of God suffer, die and be resurrected? How can He sit in heaven next to God the Father?

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ was not one kind of suffering and death, as some false teachers said, but real suffering and death. He suffered and died not as a Deity, but as a Man, and not because he could not avoid suffering, but because he voluntarily wanted to suffer.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power of His Divinity, rose from the dead in the same body in which He was born and died. He resurrected exactly as it was prophetically written in the books of the Old Testament.

The words sitting on the right hand (sitting on the right side) must be understood spiritually. They mean that Jesus Christ has the same power and glory as God the Father.

Why is the Holy Spirit called "Lord", "Life-Giving"? What does “one who spoke through the prophets” mean?

The Holy Spirit is called the Lord because He, like the Son of God, is the true God. He is called the Life-Giving One, because together with God the Father and the Son he gives life to creatures, including spiritual life to people: unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God (John 3:5). The Holy Spirit deserves worship and glorification, equal with the Father and the Son - Jesus Christ commanded to baptize people (all nations) in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit (see Matt. 28:19).

Prophecy was never uttered by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke it, being moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Pet. 1:21). You can become a partaker of the Holy Spirit through right faith, church sacraments, and fervent prayer: if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him (Luke 11:13).

Why is the Church called One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic?

The Church is One, because “one body and one spirit, just as you were called to one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all of us” (Eph. 4:4-6).

The Church is Holy, because “Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for her (i.e., for all the faithful members of the Church) in order to sanctify her (having sanctified every Christian with baptism), having cleansed her with a bath of water through the word (i.e., baptismal water and sacramental words at baptism), to present her to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or anything like that, but that she might be holy and blameless” (Eph. 5:25-27).

The Church is catholic, or catholic, or ecumenical, because it is not limited to any place, time, or people, but includes the true believers of all places, times, and peoples.

The Church is Apostolic, because it has continuously and invariably preserved both the teaching and the succession of the gifts of the Holy Spirit through consecrated ordination since the time of the apostles. The true Church is also called Orthodox, or Orthodox.

Why does the Creed mention one Baptism?

Baptism is a Sacrament in which a believer, when the body is immersed three times in water, with the invocation of God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, dies for a carnal, sinful life and is reborn from the Holy Spirit into a spiritual, holy life. Baptism is one, because it is a spiritual birth, and a person is born once, and therefore is baptized once.

What does "the resurrection of the dead" and "the life of the age to come" mean?

The resurrection of the dead is an act of the omnipotence of God, according to which all the bodies of dead people will unite again with their souls, come to life and become spiritual and immortal.

The life of the future age is the life that will be after the Resurrection of the dead and the Universal Judgment of Christ.