What I Believe as a Catholic: Part Six

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J.M.J.

The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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I'm going to take this line by line because it's just that important.

"the Only Begotten Son of God"

Whoah! This line really strikes a chord with me. The Son of God was begotten! He was born of a woman! He is God's only Son! This may seem a little confusing when you hear that we're all children of God. That's true, but we're all adopted sons and daughters of Him. Jesus was the only One Who was begotten as God's Son. Conceived and born of a woman. I'm so glad Jesus came. I'm so glad that Mary said "yes" to God's request for her to be the mother of His Son! Mary conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. This was her fiat, her yes.

God bless you!
Stephanie