The Nicene Creed: God the Father Almighty, Creator of All

Our foundation matters. That’s why we’re spending time walking through the Nicene Creed, not as some dusty relic of the past, but as a living, powerful declaration of the faith that has shaped Christians for nearly 1,700 years. When the Creed opens with "We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth," it's more than poetry. It’s our starting point. It's what anchors us in a world constantly shifting.

The Nicene Creed was written in 325 AD at a time when false teaching about God and Jesus was spreading quickly. Church leaders gathered to clarify what had been taught from the beginning. This wasn’t about inventing new doctrine. It was about protecting the gospel. The phrase "the holy catholic Church" in the Creed isn’t about a denomination, it means the whole, universal Church across time and space.

When we say "God created the heavens and the earth," we’re not just quoting Genesis 1:1. We’re affirming that everything, seen and unseen, spiritual and physical, came from the intentional, powerful act of God. This pushes back on the ancient heresy of Gnosticism that claimed the material world was evil. Scripture tells us the opposite. God created and called it good. The physical world matters. Your body matters. This world matters. It was all created with purpose.

Genesis isn’t trying to give us a play-by-play science manual. It’s giving us something far more important: a worldview. One where God is the Creator, not us. One where He speaks, and life happens. And if we can believe the first verse of Scripture, "In the beginning, God created", we have a foundation that can carry the weight of our entire faith.

What’s incredible is that Colossians 1:16-17 connects this creation story directly to Jesus. All things were created by Him, through Him, and for Him. He holds it all together. 

And then we get this phrase: "Father Almighty." Not just a God of raw power, but a God of relational closeness. The One who created galaxies wants to be known as your Father. That’s what John 1:12 tells us: those who receive Christ are given the right to become children of God. We aren’t just saved from something, we’re invited into something. We are reborn into God’s family.

This changes how we live. We don’t float through life as random specks in a chaotic universe. We are intentionally made. You are not an accident. Your work, your gifts, your relationships, they all matter because you were made by the Father Almighty. So today, let’s reclaim a Genesis 1 perspective. Let’s push back against the doom and gloom and remember: we were created by a good God, and we are here for a reason. Live like you matter, because you do.

Blessings, 

Pastor John Joiner