A Jerusalem Affirmation of the Nicene Faith
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
Weⁱ believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the promised Messiahⁱⁱⁱ, the only-begotten Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; through Him all things were made.
He is the One of whom Moses, the Prophets and all the Hebrew Scriptures bear witnessⁱᵛ.
For us and for our salvation, to the Jew first and also to the Gentileᵛ, He came down from heaven; by the Holy Spirit He was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and was made truly man.
He is the Son of Abraham and of David according to the fleshᵛⁱ, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of His people Israelvii.
For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried.
On the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root and Offspring of Davidᵛⁱⁱⁱ.
From there He shall come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom shall have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the Prophets.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
i Exodus 3:16; Matthew 22:32; Acts 3:13
ii Exodus 24:10; Psalm 68:8; Luke 1:68; Acts 13:17
iii Psalm 2:2; Daniel 9:25-26; Micah 5:2; John 1:41, 4:25; Romans 9:4-5, 15:8
iv Deuteronomy 18:15; Psalm 2:7; Daniel 7:13-14; Luke 1:68-70, 24:25-27; Romans 1:1-3
v Romans 1:16
vi Matthew 1:1-17, 22:42; Luke 1:32; Romans 1:1-3; 2 Timothy 2:8
vii Isaiah 49:6; Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47
viii Revelation 5:5, 22:16
ix Ephesians 2:15
x Romans 11:16-24; Ephesians 2:19-20
Presented in Jerusalem on 11 June 2026 at the Jerusalem Summit.
The Jerusalem Affirmation of the Nicene Faith is a contemporary statement of Christian belief and commitment developed by respected theologians and church leaders gathered in Jerusalem in June 2026 under the auspices of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Affirmation fully upholds every word of the Nicene Creed adopted 1700 years ago as a unifying statement of Christian faith built around the divinity of Jesus, while also addressing its key omissions concerning the humanity of Jesus as a Jew, which were essential to establishing his credentials as the promised Messiah. This Affirmation also aims to restore our appreciation for the uniquely central role of Israel, the Patriarchs and the Hebrew Scriptures in birthing and nourishing the Christian faith from its inception. Every new phrase added in this Affirmation is firmly grounded in New Testament truths.
We invite you to join us by signifying your agreement with the Jerusalem Affirmation of the Nicene Faith. This is especially needed today to restore to the wider Church a more biblical understanding of the rightful place Israel and the Jewish people still hold in God’s redemptive purposes.
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