Incarnation (Christianity) Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Nicene Creed === {{Main|Nicene Creed}} The Nicene Creed is a [[Creed|statement of belief]] originating in two ecumenical councils, the [[First Council of Nicaea]] in 325, and the [[First Council of Constantinople]] in 381. As such, is it still relevant to most Christian churches today.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.religionfacts.com/charts/denominations-beliefs |title=Compare Christian Denominations: Belief and Theology |date=March 5, 2005 |website=Religion Facts }}</ref> The Incarnation is always professed, though different Rites use different [[English versions of the Nicene Creed|translations]]. The Roman Catholic Church's current translation is: "For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, he was born of the Virgin Mary and became man."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/credo.htm |title=THE PROFESSION OF FAITH |website=Vatican.va }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page