Apostles' Creed

A creed is an outline of Christian religious belief and faith. The use of creed came within the first few hundred years after the death of Christ. The Apostle’s Creed is the most referred creed. The Apostle’s Creed or the Christian Creed is the oldest, most significant and most widely known Christian statement of faith. The Apostle’s creed is a summary of the teachings of the Apostle’s. It gives an outline of life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The creed in a way gives a sense of hope and…

was when the apostles or followers of Jesus, who was the Son of God, spread around Asia, Europe, and North Africa to teach others of Jesus’ teachings of God. Jesus, who was born and preached in Judea, was sent by God to preach his good news. He was later crucified by the Romans and rose from the dead three days later. After his ascension to Heaven, his apostles traveled around, preaching. That started to make everyone change their ways and convert to Christianity. One of the apostles Paul, wrote…

regards its self as the True Church, being rooted in Christianity. Eastern Orthodoxy places great value on the doctrine and holds the Bible to be the sacred text. They use the Septuagint, or the Greek Old Testament. The movement also emphasizes the Creeds and the seven ecumenical councils. In fact, the church often refers to itself as…

which is known to be used for Sunday school. Due to the Lutheran church stemming from the Catholic church, there are many similarities. Both churches follow and believe in three Ecumenical churches; the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed. They both believe these creeds to be truthful and appropriate in describing…

Baptism the one who is to be christened is lowered into water symbolizing his or her commitment to both the church and God. Jesus practices this when he asks John the Baptist to baptize him. Communion is the symbol of Jesus’s Final meal with the apostles, where Christians eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus’s life and death. The bread symbolizes his body, and the wine symbolizes his blood. Christianity is practiced in many types of churches, Anglican, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and…

Both Churches were quite similar despite the differences between the religions themselves.Both the Lutheran Church and Catholic Church follow the apostles creed and abide by this specific creed. Based on the theological understanding of the Canonical Gospels this creed is recited often in the services conducted by the two churches. The apostles creed states a series of questions which are well known believed statements by both of the following groups from the…

was written by Luke, this part of Acts takes place in Jerusalem after Jesus has ascended back into heaven and his promise of the appointed twelve the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The beginning takes place in Acts 6:1-3 where Peter and the other apostles are faced with a challenge within the Chrisitan community. "Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being…

DISCERNING GOD IN THE CREED Believing Three Ways in One God: A Reading of the Apostles’ Creed, by Nicholas Lash, London: S.C.M. Press, 1992. Believing Three Ways in One God Prof. Lash begin his reflections on the Apostles’ Creed by explaining the attitude toward the articles. He defined the appropriate attitude “Amen” as a fundamental reflection about God’s work from the beginning, present, and future. For the time being, it is enough to make a general point that unity or identity of…

(Edwards 97). Yet, another great theologian Jürgen Moltmann stated, “In hell the trumpet signalling liberation has already been heard” (67). So, what is the truth? According to the story of Lazarus and the rich man, a possible error in the Apostle’s Creed, and Revelation, it can be determined that Hell is a real place where the unrighteous will endure eternal suffering. Luke Chapter 16 tells the story of the poor man, Lazarus, and the Rich man. This story gives insight into what actually…

gain access to heaven and God’s afterlife. When one goes to any church, they are practicing what are known as the 4 C’s, Creed, Code, Cultus and Community, without even realizing. At River of Life, I saw these four things play out in the short time I spent there. Creed is a statement of shared beliefs from the community. The word…