2. Creation – Commentary on The Nicene Creed

Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

This seems straightforward. God created the universe. But visible and invisible may have been included to make sure we understand that God created the spiritual realm.

The Gnostics

This was added to the creed to contradict many Gnostic groups who thought that the Demiurge created the universe. This was borrowed from Greek philosophy. This is the idea that some being other than the pure God created the universe.

The Logos was God

Early Christians held that God created the universe through the Logos, which is a title attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John (John 1:1-3, 14). But to Christians, Jesus is God and therefore God created the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1).

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Jay Forrest

Dr. Jay N. Forrest is an Ordained Interfaith Minister and Certified Meditation Teacher who guides others on the Mystic Way through contemplative teaching and interspiritual insight.Since becoming a Christian in 1983 and earning his Doctorate in Ministry, Jay has served within a rich range of Christian traditions—including Pentecostal, Charismatic, Baptist, Methodist, and Liberal Catholic churches—and provided compassionate care as a Hospice Chaplain.His journey has also led him through catechism studies with the Orthodox Church in America, minor orders in the Liberal Catholic Church, and over two decades of Buddhist study and practice. His path is one of depth, integration, and a lifelong dedication to the transformative power of spiritual practice.



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