Jesus is fully and eternally God in every way. He’s not merely like God or close to God, he is of the exact essence as the Father—one substance with him. The New Testament book of Hebrews opens by presenting Jesus as the radiance of the glory of God, not a mere reflection, but the source of glory as he himself is fully God. In this way the Son reveals the Father perfectly, purifies sin completely, and gives his people security, courage, and confidence to draw near to him and one another as he has drawn near to us.
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.
