[Church_of_Christ] Re: Creeds
Dear Ray
I just went and googled "creed revisoin" and guess what I got numerous
hits telling about the Presbyterians revising their creed, about the
Apostle's Creed revision, on and on. Wise up, man, you aren't pulling
the wool over anybody's eyes!
--- In Church_of_Christ@
<rbpesach09@
>
> Creeds are never revised. Creeds are doctrinal positions on the
essentials. The Episcopal and Lutheran churches, among others, are
reviewing their stand on the issue of homosexuality, but that doesn't
have anything to do with creeds.
>
> > Greetings Cole, ED replying
> >
> > Cole wrote: IF creed and doctrine are idenitical and without any
> > distinctions between them, why are they two different words?
> >
> > ED: They are not synonymous. Doctrine simply means teachings. "they
> > continued steadfastly in the apostle's doctrine"; that is, in what
the
> > apostle's taught. Creed is an official document stating what a group
has
> > as its basic beliefs. Creeds need revision as new issues come up,
for
> > instance, homosexuality is causing revisions in the Episcopal and
> > Lutheran churches today.
> >
>
> Ray
>
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