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=== Proposed Creed: The Creed of the Teacher and the Heart === | === Proposed Creed: The Creed of the Teacher and the Heart === | ||
We believe in the One True God, | # We believe in the One True God, | ||
#* Who spoke and revealed Himself to man, | |||
Who spoke and revealed Himself to man, | #* The source of all wisdom, knowledge, and truth. | ||
# We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, | |||
The source of all wisdom, knowledge, and truth. | #* Who, being in very nature God, | ||
#* Took upon Himself the form of a servant, | |||
We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, | #* That He might teach us the ways of the Father, | ||
#* Revealing not just commands, but the very heart of God. | |||
Who, being in very nature God, | # He walked among us, | ||
#* Not only instructing with words, | |||
Took upon Himself the form of a servant, | #* But imparting life, love, and truth. | ||
#* By His death and resurrection, | |||
That He might teach us the ways of the Father, | #* He completed the lesson written before time, | ||
#* Declaring, “It is finished,” | |||
Revealing not just commands, but the very heart of God. | #* That we might learn from Him and find rest. | ||
# We believe in the Holy Spirit, | |||
He walked among us, | #* The Advocate, the Teacher sent from the Father, | ||
#* Who reminds us of all Christ has spoken, | |||
Not only instructing with words, | #* Writing His law upon our hearts, | ||
#* Transforming us into His image, | |||
But imparting life, love, and truth. | #* And leading us into all truth. | ||
# We believe that God’s teaching is life, | |||
By His death and resurrection, | #* And that His wisdom is revealed through His Son, | ||
#* That we may love as He loved, | |||
He completed the lesson written before time, | #* And teach as He taught, | ||
#* Until all things are fulfilled in Him. | |||
Declaring, “It is finished,” | |||
That we might learn from Him and find rest. | |||
We believe in the Holy Spirit, | |||
The Advocate, the Teacher sent from the Father, | |||
Who reminds us of all Christ has spoken, | |||
Writing His law upon our hearts, | |||
Transforming us into His image, | |||
And leading us into all truth. | |||
We believe that God’s teaching is life, | |||
And that His wisdom is revealed through His Son, | |||
That we may love as He loved, | |||
And teach as He taught, | |||
Until all things are fulfilled in Him. | |||
Amen. | Amen. | ||
Revision as of 07:44, 15 February 2025
Historic Creeds That Summarize the Text
Several historic creeds emphasize the themes found in your text:
- The Nicene Creed (AD 325, revised 381) – Affirms Jesus as the eternal Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and emphasizes the Holy Spirit’s role in teaching and guiding believers.
- The Chalcedonian Definition (AD 451) – Defines the dual nature of Christ, fully God and fully man, in one person. This aligns with the כ (Kaf) discussion of Jesus' nature.
- The Apostles’ Creed (early centuries, finalized by AD 700) – Emphasizes Jesus' incarnation, suffering, resurrection, and ascension, which ties into His role as the divine teacher and revealer of God’s heart.
- The Athanasian Creed (5th–6th century) – Explicitly details the Trinity and the nature of Christ, ensuring the full deity and humanity of Jesus are understood together.
- The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) – Though later, it provides a structured teaching on the role of Scripture, the Holy Spirit’s work in teaching, and the role of Christ in revealing God’s heart.
Proposed Creed: The Creed of the Teacher and the Heart
- We believe in the One True God,
- Who spoke and revealed Himself to man,
- The source of all wisdom, knowledge, and truth.
- We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
- Who, being in very nature God,
- Took upon Himself the form of a servant,
- That He might teach us the ways of the Father,
- Revealing not just commands, but the very heart of God.
- He walked among us,
- Not only instructing with words,
- But imparting life, love, and truth.
- By His death and resurrection,
- He completed the lesson written before time,
- Declaring, “It is finished,”
- That we might learn from Him and find rest.
- We believe in the Holy Spirit,
- The Advocate, the Teacher sent from the Father,
- Who reminds us of all Christ has spoken,
- Writing His law upon our hearts,
- Transforming us into His image,
- And leading us into all truth.
- We believe that God’s teaching is life,
- And that His wisdom is revealed through His Son,
- That we may love as He loved,
- And teach as He taught,
- Until all things are fulfilled in Him.
Amen.
