“And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life; who proceeds from the Father; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.” The Holy Spirit is beyond all doubt the most mysterious member of the Trinity. Here we learn that the Holy…
Category: Theology
Theology – what we believe.
7. Second Coming – Commentary on The Nicene Creed
“And He shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.” Jesus will return to the earth “to judge the living and the dead.” No other information is given about this event. End time ideas are left open. I was at once asked if I am…
6. Resurrection – Commentary on The Nicene Creed
“And on the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.” This taken directly from the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:4, “he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures.” The must important event was the resurrection….
5. Atonement – Commentary on The Nicene Creed
“And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.” The Creed is clear that Jesus was crucified, suffered, died, and buried. But by buried they mean put in sepulcher. For burial was not like modern day burial where we put them in a hole in the ground. When Jesus died…
Palm Sunday Reading
Jesus’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem – Luke 19:28-40 28 After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and…