Apostles’ Creed vs. Nicene Creed

What is the Apostles' Creed and how is it different from the Nicene Creed?

The word creed comes from the Latin word "credo," which means believe. We begin a statement of our Christian beliefs with the word "credo" or "I believe..."

Origins of the Creeds

The Nicene Creed was formulated over a series of centuries in the early Church beginning with the Council of Nicaea (325), from which the creed gets its name, and amended in the Council of Constantinople in 381.

Originally, the Nicene Creed was developed in response to the heretical beliefs about Jesus being spread by a Christian leader named Arius. The Catholic bishops, pope, and the Emperor Constantine gathered to affirm the Church's beliefs about the one God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The Apostles' Creed probably developed between the 2nd and the 5th centuries. We have the first written account of this creed in AD 450 in Gaul (modern-day France). The text can be traced back earlier to the Old Roman Creed, which is referenced by some of the early Church Fathers.

Why is the Apostles' Creed named after the Twelve Apostles?

While there is a tradition that the Apostles' Creed originated with the Apostles, there is no evidence that they wrote the words themselves. However these creeds express our belief in the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

This Trinitarian belief originates in Jesus's Great Commission of the Apostles in Matthew 28 to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Accepting the Triune God was an essential part of baptism from the very beginning of the Church. Later this belief was formulated into the creeds.

The The Apostles' Creed, however, is divided up into twelve articles just like the Twelve Apostles.

What are the major differences and similarities between the creeds?

The Nicene Creed is much longer and more descriptive, but there are also certain articles that appear in the Apostles' Creed that are not in the Nicene Creed.

The Nicene Creed is very descriptive about Jesus's humanity and divinity because it was formulated in response to misguided teachings of Arius and other heresies.

The Apostles Creed includes two phrases that are not found in the Nicene Creed:

First, "he descended into hell" referring to the time in between Jesus's death and resurrection when he welcomed all righteous souls into salvation.

Also, "the communion of saints," which refers to the holy men and women in heaven who remain united with us through the Church.

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[LivingWaterEternal]

Very nice direct comparison for understanding both in simple straight forward old fashioned using hand lettering. Love it. A plus. You earned a subscriber! God Bless All and May Peace Be With You. 🙏😇❤️

[alanduff]

Thanks for the explanation. I came from a Presbyterian Church which used the Apostles creed. I'm now in an Anglican Church which uses the Nicene creed. Both are great but the Nicene creed more fully expresses what we should believe.

[smallkancil]

Often wondered about the difference. Thank you for this video - a new subscriber.

[kofiofosu]

Thank you for this explanation. May God be with you.

[sleepinglioness]

Interestingly, our new Priest changed our practice from the Nicene Creed to the Apostles' Creed for our Masses. It doesn't feel like it is complete enough for Mass.
Thank you for this clarification.

[darkknightsds]

Great video, however surely you must know that "proceeds from the father" is the original and that "and the son" was added without unanimous consent at a later date.

[Exodus.Pi]

The first one is solid 100% yes? Do we all agree basically about this one? Thank you

[flavioaquino]

Thanks for the explanation. Hails from Brazil. Deus Vult!

[joedelgado]

I thought there was four parts to the creed The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit, and The Church

[patrickhowell]

I am a Christian who does not see the Pope as my head. Jesus Christ is my head and not a man. I don't need a priest to intercede to God on my behalf but I pray to Jesus Christ directly through Jesus Christ.

[jerseygirlASMR]

God bless and thank you. Would love to do a video together

[BelOrthDude]

The Holy Spirit doesn’t proceed from the Father and the Son, in the Nicene Creed the HS only proceeds from the Father. The Father and Son is something that the Roman Catholic Church added without a Ecumenical council and was rejected by all other Churches and is one of the reasons of the Great Schism. Although the Protestants Churches claim to be against the RCC and what it stands for, they still use one of the arbitrary decisions made by the RCC.

[forestmoriarty]

This creed he’s talking about is the Roman Catholic version, not the original Nicene Creed that the Orthodox use.

[JamesCrocker-ms]

So you don’t believe as the Orthodox Church that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the father only daddy for free proceeds from the father, and the son was added to the create on the later basis

[jenalinong]

I likw what Saint Anthony stated that faith comes from the disposition of the soul. Those who have active faith, proof of reasoning is unnecessary and probably useless..
I like the apostles' creed and i heard that it was written with the help of the Holy Mother.

[tlewisable]

The subtle wording differences still trip me up sometimes. 😬

[ziesha.marie]

why is these prayer nicene creed so long

[cherylwilliams]

Do you believe in ETERNAL CONSCIOUS TORMENT?

[felixlee]

I always say the apostle's creed & never the nicene creed mostly cuz I was taught:
"Nicene creed bad, apostle creed good!"

[danfalcone]

Properly understood 'Hell' is not the realm of the dead, "Hell" is not Sheol, and more particulary 'Hell" is not Hades. Jesus did not descend into "Hell', He descended into Hades or 'katotori' (gr.) or the 'realm of the dead' or 'the dead'. Note: "Hell" is called Gehenna in Greek not - the 'realm of the dead' is calledf Hades in Greek. So where is Paradise? Paradise is an upper chamber of Hades. i.e. part of the realm of the dead.