The Creed Of The Syriac Orthodox Church
The first ecumenical synod at Nicaea in A.D. 325 formulated the fundamental beliefs of all Christians in what has since been known as the Nicene creed. The second and third synods at Constantinople and Ephesus expanded this statement of faith. To this day, this remains the creed of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
It is believed by the Syriacs that there was the presence of Holy Spirit in the Nicene creed. There were 318 bishops but 319 chairs, however when all bishops sat down, there was no empty chair. The Nicene creed was lead by
Eustathius of Antioch, our 23rd Patriarch and Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria.
We believe in One God( Exodus),
The Father (Mat 5) Almighty (John 10:29), Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible (Genesis).
And in One Lord (1 Cor 8:6), Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God (John 3:16, Mat 3:17, 16:16, 17:5, John 5:32, 5:37, Rom 1:5), Who was begotten of the Father before all worlds (Colo 1:15, 17). Light of Light (John 8:12, 1:8), True God of True God (1 John 5:20), begotten and not made (John 1:14), and being of one substance with His Father (Colo 1:15, Phili 2:6, 2 Cor 4:4, Ebr 1:13); by Whom all things were made (John 1:3, 1 Cor 8:6, Colo 1:16); Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven (Mat 1:21, Luk 2:11, John 4:42, Phili 2:6-8, 2 Cor 8:9, John 3:13) and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God (Luke 1:43). And He became man (Luke 1:35, 43, Isaiah 7:14, Ebr 2:18, 4:15, John 19:5, Mat 8:20, 11:19, 13:54, Luke 8:25, 23:50, 53, Mark 10:45) , and was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate (Mat 27:17, 26:35, 50, 59, 60), and He suffered, died, and was buried (1 Pet 3:18, 2:21, 4:1, Rom 6:1, Colo 1:20), and on the third day He rose according to His will (Mat 28:6,7). And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of His Father (Acts 1:9, 7:55, 56, 1 John 2:2). And He will come again with great glory to judge both the living and the dead(Mat 16:2, 2 Peter 3:13-16, Acts 10:42, 2 Tim 4:1), and His kingdom shall have no end (Luke 1., 12:32, Rom 14:17).
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life to all (John 6:63, Rom 8:11), Who proceeds from the Father (John 14:16, 26, 15:26), Who together with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified (John 16:14), Who spoke through the Prophets and Apostles (2 Peter 1:21, Mat 10:20, Acts 16:6, 28:26, 27, 5:3). And in one Holy Catholic (Universal) and Apostolic Church (Mat 16).
We confess one baptism (Acts 2:38, 22:16) for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead (Mat, 1 Thess), and the new life in the world to come (1 Themo ). Amen.