A couple of Sundays ago, I went to our local church, and was handed, as usual, the "Order of Service";
The Order for the celebration of
Holy Communion
also called
The Eucharist
and
The Lord's Supper
at
....Church, Bournemouth
We come to "The Creed":-The Order for the celebration of
Holy Communion
also called
The Eucharist
and
The Lord's Supper
at
....Church, Bournemouth
All
We believe in one God,
The Father, the Almighty,
Maker of Heaven and earth,
all that is seen, and all that is unseesn.
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;was incarnate from the Holy Spirit
and The Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sakes, he was crucified
under Pontious Pilate;
he suffered death and was burried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the scriptures;
he ascended into Heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God 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,
who with the Father and the Son
is worshipped and Glorified,
who has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one catholic
and apostolic church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection
of the dead, and the life nof the world to come.
Amen
Why this "extended " creed? - which -to my frail mind- only serves to confuse me. Why do accepted texts have to be messed around with, made to sound more complicated (well, to me at least)?
The Father, the Almighty,
Maker of Heaven and earth,
all that is seen, and all that is unseesn.
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;was incarnate from the Holy Spirit
and The Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sakes, he was crucified
under Pontious Pilate;
he suffered death and was burried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the scriptures;
he ascended into Heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God 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,
who with the Father and the Son
is worshipped and Glorified,
who has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one catholic
and apostolic church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection
of the dead, and the life nof the world to come.
Amen
Why this "extended " creed? - which -to my frail mind- only serves to confuse me. Why do accepted texts have to be messed around with, made to sound more complicated (well, to me at least)?