A key phrase of the Nicene Creed is that Jesus is "begotten, not made." Jesus is not a created being, a lesser god, or a spiritual middleman between us and the Father. He is eternally God—begotten, not made—and he took on true humanity without ceasing to be fully divine. Because Jesus is fully God, he can truly reveal the Father; because he became fully human, he can truly represent us; and because he died and rose again, he can truly bring us to God. Faith in Christ is not trusting someone who merely points the way, but trusting the eternal Son who crossed the gap, dealt with our sin, and opened the way home to the Father.

Scripture References: John 1:1-18

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From Series: "What Christians Believe (The Nicene Creed)"

The Nicene Creed is 1,700 years old—and it's still the most widely shared statement of Christian faith in the world. Written in the heat of a controversy that threatened to redefine who Jesus truly is, it answers a question every generation faces: what do Christians actually believe? Over seven weeks, we're working through the creed—what the church has confessed for two millennia, why it was worth fighting for, and why it still matters today.

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