Betty and I attended an Episcopal Church for years and one of the things I loved was the Book of Common Prayer. I loved the many prayers, most scripture-based, that are part of the liturgy. One of my favorites is the Nicene Creed which was adopted by the church in 325.
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.
Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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my kinda prayer :)
All of your prayer of late and now the creed brings back to mind my roots. Lovely. Good stuff that modern church often overlooks.
Greetings Dan & Betty Cooksey
Unfortunately, this creed is not the creed of Jesus, nor of his disciples.
In contrast to the Nicene Creed:
Jesus solely identified the Father
as the only true GOD.
[John 17.3]
Paul & the early church concurred:
(1 Cor 8:4) ... that there is none other God but one.
(1 Cor 8:6) But to us there is but one God, the Father, ...
There is simply no talk of another who is God of God, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, etc.
Rather, the creed of Jesus is the Shema, Deut 6.4ff
(Mark 12:28-32) And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is,
Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
It ought to be obvious then, that neither Jesus nor the scribe, subscribed to the notions of
a God of God, Very God of very God spoken of in the Nicene creed!
Therefore, I recommend this video:
The Human Jesus
Take a couple of hours to watch it; and prayerfully it will aid you in your quest for truth.
Yours In Messiah
Adam Pastor
I'm not sure who you are Adam and I checked out your blog. I respectfully disagree. Jesus is God.
Interesting dialogue between you and Adam. I like how you both disagree with one another, but remain respectful.
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