A topic earlier today the Nicene Creed was mentioned.This being the "unorthodox Theology forum" I thought we could discuss what parts of it those who come here agree with and the parts we do not and talk about the reasons why we disagree with them.
The Creed goes as follows....
The Creed goes as follows....
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.
As it shows here it is divided into 5 paragraphs.For myself I shall say which paragraph I agree with and which I do not.
1st. paragraph I will agree with since I believe in but one God,or more to the point ,one force I shall call God which I believe was responsible for creating all existence.
The second I have issues with but in its essense I will agree to an extent.
The third in the way it is worded I would have to disagree with.Same for the fourth.
Again I have to disagree with the whole of the fifth paragraph as well.
Being one that does not believe in the trinity it should be no surprise that I disagree with the last 3.It is no surprise as well that the Creed was made after the Arian debate.
As it shows here it is divided into 5 paragraphs.For myself I shall say which paragraph I agree with and which I do not.
1st. paragraph I will agree with since I believe in but one God,or more to the point ,one force I shall call God which I believe was responsible for creating all existence.
The second I have issues with but in its essense I will agree to an extent.
The third in the way it is worded I would have to disagree with.Same for the fourth.
Again I have to disagree with the whole of the fifth paragraph as well.
Being one that does not believe in the trinity it should be no surprise that I disagree with the last 3.It is no surprise as well that the Creed was made after the Arian debate.