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Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
15. The Niocene Creed
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 06:31 PM
Sep 2012

This is the version my wife's church believes. She is an Episcopalian

International Consultation on English Texts translation
as printed in:
The Lutheran Book of Worship
The Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal) English Language Liturgical Commission translation

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.


So, yes is the short answer. I put it to my wife directly and she sounds non-committal in her personal view. She doesn't really know, but acknowledges that that is the belief of the church.

You'd be better asking them dmallind Sep 2012 #1
so passive-aggressive hairsplitting is the norm. AlbertCat Sep 2012 #3
No, I think many wouldn't expect a literal return by Jesus to the physical world muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #2
Most of my immediate family Oregonian Sep 2012 #4
I know. My dad was never religious and my mom rejected it in college (in the 50s). Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #5
Small world! Oregonian Sep 2012 #9
Live in Portland (since the mid-90s). Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #11
Gorgeous city Oregonian Sep 2012 #12
Love the Bend area! Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #13
It can be Oregonian Sep 2012 #14
Jesus is coming back in your lifetime, my friends, toward the end of a long life you enjoyed, dimbear Sep 2012 #6
The people who I know Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #7
The ones I know don't think about it. They go to church on sunday and that's enough. ScottLand Sep 2012 #8
Wholeheartedly agree, Scott Oregonian Sep 2012 #10
I bet those numbers would also be different if more people weren't afraid to speak up. ScottLand Sep 2012 #21
The Niocene Creed Tobin S. Sep 2012 #15
Thanks for asking her. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #16
My parents. I think they have thought a lot about it. progressoid Sep 2012 #17
I think that is the Nicene Creed. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #18
I don't think a lot of the people you mean skepticscott Sep 2012 #19
That makes sense. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #20
A technical point: "Do you think they actually expect Christ to literally come back from the dead?" Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #22
Right. I guess I should have just said "come back" -- to Earth, I guess. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #24
The Christian belief is that he's with humanity spiritually... Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #25
Okay, that makes sense. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #27
You can believe it or not. It is up to you. Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #28
Well, I don't believe it, and I assumed people posting here in the atheist forum didn't either. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #29
Few of the religious people I know frogmarch Sep 2012 #23
Come sit beside me and let us talk about littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #26
In the interests of oppressedproletarian Oct 2012 #30
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