Another creed , do you agree?

Do you accept this as upholding and reinforcing what you believe? Would you change anything in these words to in declaring what you believe? What would you change?


The Nicene Creed
International Consultation on English Texts translation
as printed in:
The Lutheran Book of Worship
The Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal)

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
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.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
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 already answered in another thread you did...and yes on this one I would chance a few things...as this is a Catholic's creed.

Isn't the creed out of the Bible?

Then why doesn't the person who is posting all these posts just get it from the Bible????? Do we really need a new post for each version? I thought it was a discussion...not a waste of bandwidth?

GEEZ.... ?????

Feral


So Feral do you think every Christian denomination should have their own creed? Why would denomination have anything to do with the basic tenants of the same belief?

Quickstepper


Is the creed part of the Bible? Strange I havn’t found it there – but you should know better than me, after all you seem to know about all the ‘evil’ and ‘sinful’ acts that the Bible brings up.
So tell me, are all the evil and sinful deeds covered in any one of these creeds? What do you thing the reason is to have more than one?

Finally, for everyone, could or would there possibly be a single Christian Creed by which ALL Christians would profess their faith? And if so, then why is it necessary for every Christian denomination to have their own dogmatic ‘doctrine’ on top of the Creed?

Confusing really. Does it have to do with how the Bible is interpreted?

Because there are different creed's they are wanting an opinion about? Not just the one in the bible...as some are rather long I can understand why they make different posts for the different religion's creeds rather than slapping them all into one post and then asking for the variations (if any) people would make.

I have already posted what my beliefs are...so see no need for 100 of these myself.....


and yea the answers are all in the bible....but some want to say it's a myth and written only by men....and men at that that wanted control.....please.....

Might be confusing to you...because as I have stated before...when your eyes and ears are closed to the truth....never will it be made clear no matter what....


Matthew 13
A farmer went out to plant some seeds. 4 As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. 5 Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. 6 But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. 8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! 9 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”

10 His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”

11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets[a] of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. 12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. 13 That is why I use these parables,

For they look, but they don’t really see.
They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.

14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,

‘When you hear what I say,
you will not understand.
When you see what I do,
you will not comprehend.
15 For the hearts of these people are hardened,
and their ears cannot hear,
and they have closed their eyes—
so their eyes cannot see,
and their ears cannot hear,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and let me heal them.’

16 “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.

18 “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: 19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. 20 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. 21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. 22 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced. 23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”