Over the past year, I have received countless e mails, messages and the like from wonderful people who, with the best of intentions, want to solicit support for their work. However, as the work I support and encourage is called "Christian" (a Christ follower), any organization, work etc. must meet minimum requirements. It's sort of like Cola A and Cola B. They are both colas- but only one is the "real thing". There is a difference between the gospel and a counterfeit. The particular practices of a church (i.e. liturgical, pentecostal, etc.) matter little to me (or, I think, to God). But orthodoxy does matter. And that will be the subject of the next couple of articles. I want to share the basics of Christian belief (with much gratitude to Dr. Kurka, professor of theology at Lincoln Christian College , a brilliant man who is "orthodox" in every way).
We'll start with the Apostle's Creed. For those of us who grew up in non liturgical churches, this is the place to start- an early confession of faith for Christians.
I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell (hades, the abode of the dead): The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick (alive) and the dead: I believe in the Holy Ghost: I believe in the holy catholic (universal) church: the communion of saints: the forgiveness of sins: the resurrection of the body: And the life everlasting. Amen
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