Creeds: It's All In The Wording II

Monday, January 12, 2009

Let's define a few words.
Creed: 1. A brief statement of religious beliefs: confession of faith. 2. A specific statement of this kind. Accepted as authoritative be a church. 3. A statement of belief, principles, or opinions on any subject.
Proclamation: To announce officially
Declaration: 1. To make clearly known 2. To show or reveal 3. To make a statement

Now, lets put them together: To make a statement of beliefs and announce them officially in confession of faith, constitutes a creed.

Some words to describe a "CREED"
Proclamation
Declaration
Confession
Affirmation
Statement
Doctrinal Position
Catechism
Canons
Documents

Some "BELIEF STATEMENTS" by the Mormon Church
Word of Wisdom
Articles of Faith
Proclamation to the World
Official LDS Proclamation on the Family and Family Practices

"Many churches and Christian institutions have replaced the creeds within their communities (at least functionally) with mission statements, or "statements of faith." Unsatisfied with the inexact narrative quality of the creeds, many push toward something quite a bit more propositional, quite a bit more contractual, quite a bit more rigid." (http://ericdorylmeyer.wordpress.com)

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Please start with the month of February 2007 and read backwards. This is the most effective way to understand, in order, why I say what I do.

Handmaidens Creed

1.I believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit as one God without beginning or end.
2.I believe the Bible to be the Holy Inspired word of God with full truth and righteousness. No other writing is.
3.I believe that the work of the Lord comes first. Before any temporal thing or person.
4.I believe that grace is a gift and Christ gives that gift freely to all who believe.
5.I believe that the beauty of a woman is contained inside of her and not by what she looks like on the outside.
6.I believe that marriage is sacred and represents the Godhead on earth; two are one just as three are one.
7.I believe that love is more powerful than any other power. Remember, God is love.
8.I believe that tithing is not a part of God's new covenant, free will offerings are. And that doesn't mean just money.
9.I believe that the Aaronic, Levitical, and Melchizedek priesthoods are abolished and Christs Holy Priesthood whom Christ is the "Great High Priest" is eternal.
10.I believe that every believer is a priest in the "Priesthood of Believers".
11.I believe that when two are one, nobody is to separate the one.
12.I believe that Christ is the only way to heaven.
13.I believe that our bodies are temples, not man made buildings.
14.I believe that liars make fools out of others and the liar hates the fool.
15.I believe that all believers are in authority to preach the gospel.
16.I believe that the word 'organization' to describe Christs body is evil and has no place with God.
17.I believe the Americas are not the land of Zion and Christ will return to His origonal land-Israel in the Middle East.
18.I believe that God has set out correct ways of worshiping Him, not man.
19.I believe in holding to the truths of the Bible and not mans understanding of it.
20.I believe that the world is full of evil and Satan can easily gain control over the minds of those who do not profess Christ of the Bible to be their only Messiah.
21.I believe that Saints are those who know the real Savior, Jesus Christ, of whom the Bible speaks of; not the jesus of a cult.

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