Nicene Creed
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 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 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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So what do you think about the Nicene Creed, is it something that should be brought back into churches? There was a time when this and other items were said in churches on a regular basis. It was a way to draw people closer to God, to affirm their faith. We have moved away from this, why? I believe because those leading the church have moved more to the pop/new songs and items and away from the traditions and in some cases the solid Word of God.
So many churches are moving away from the truth! God’s word is truth! Recently I read an article of a group of pastors working to legalize gay marriage. Not because of the word of God but so they can “love” every one the same. I believe it is a poor argument, where does it stop? When you walk away from God’s Word where do you draw the line, how can you then say one thing is write and another is wrong. Do they not love other sinners because their sin might not be “legal”? Wrong, we love all but we hate the sin. We love and show love in the name of Christ, to try to draw folks closer to Him. To argue you can’t show love to a sinner because their sin is not legal is wrong!
Romans 5:6-8 (NKJV)
6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Thank goodness Christ did not feel that way, he died for us while we were still sinners. He wanted us to move away from sin, to repent of our sins, but he still loved us and died for us while we were in a state of sin. Thank God he did not say, I will change truth then I can love you. No he said I love you, I love Truth, and I will die for you so that you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
Freedom is not staying in sin, freedom is accepting Christ and moving away from sin. You will not be perfect right away but in this life as a Christian you should always be moving the the direction of Christ and his perfection and away from sin. We will stumble and fall but He is there to lift us up and help us back on the path to Him.
So take some time in prayer and meditation to move closer to God, use the Nicene Creed as a guide for your prayers for a week and see how it effects your life.