The historical Creed meets the modern believer...
The Apostles’ Creed & Orthodoxy. The word orthodox may be more foreign to you. It comes from two Greek words meaning right + belief. The word was coined by the early Christians, grafted into early church doctrines, due in part I suppose, because Christianity is first and foremost all about faith. Christianity places a far higher emphasis on right belief than other major world religions. Christianity is, at its core, a belief system that says before you can live right, you must believe right. Also, the early church has historically made kind of a big deal about doctrine, a word that scares off many an American evangelical. The Apostles’ Creed is a prayer I memorized as a child, is not found in the Bible, but it’s very orthodox, and rooted in church history. It was actually written somewhere around 150 years after the apostles had all died. However, The Apostles' Creed is a good summary of Christian doctrine. It goes like this:
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead [hell].
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic [universal] Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The historical Creed meets the modern believer, this is a good thing, is it not?…pkes
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