[Church_of_Christ] Re: Creeds
Ed,
>Creeds have always
> been used to delineate, to separate, to expose. Suppose our brother is a
> Bible reader and he has not yet come to understand the Trinity. The
> creed is used to force him to accept that doctrine whether he is ready
> or not and if he doesn't, he is excluded.
>
> I have a creed, the Bible. For those who thought I was against all
> creeds, I am sorry to disappoint you. If your creed has other than the
> Bible, it other than what you need. If it has less than the Bible, it
> has less than you need. If it has more than the Bible, it has too much.
>
Once again, an intellectual red herring...the issue is belief, not understanding, concerning the creeds. I've been a Christian over 3 decades. I don't understand the trinity. But I do believe it.
Anyway, the definition you posted is accurate and a far cry from the oriiginal comment "Creeds are what we believe". A creed is SUPPOSED to have less than the bible. It is a SUMMARY of basic essential doctrines. That's the whole point.
Ray
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