“And I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made; being of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made.” One Lord Jesus Christ. “One” means there is no other Christ….
Category: Theology
Theology – what we believe.
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…
1. God – Commentary on The Nicene Creed
This is the first of an 11 part series offering a commentary on the Nicene Creed. The original Nicene Creed was made by the first ecumenical council in Nicea (325) and the second ecumenical council in Constantinople (381). The third ecumenical council, held at Ephesus in 431, forbade the changing of this creed. I will…
The Bible is Not Univocal
The Bible is not univocal. Univocal means “having only one possible meaning” (Oxford English Dictionary). One Great Mistake One of the great mistakes in reading and interpreting the Bible is treating it as one book with one author. It is not. It is a library of books from over 40 very different authors writing in…
Authority Rests in the Church
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come” (John 16:13). When I use the word Church, I am referring to the Christian Community…