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Creeds 5

11/28/2018

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Creeds 5: The Holy Spirit

Today went enter into the last third of the Creed, that which concerns the Holy Spirit. While the Holy Spirit is only given relatively small mention (one small sentence in the Apostles' Creed, a couple more in the Nicene), in reality, the entire final portion of each creed, headed by belief in the Holy Spirit, is actually all about him. "The Holy Catholic Church," "The Communion of Saints," "One Baptism for the Remission of Sins," "The Resurrection of the Dead," and all the others are really an ongoing commentary on what the Holy Spirit does for the people of God. In this lesson, we look specifically at the Holy Spirit's divinity, and how the ancient church's reflection on the ministry of the Holy Spirit--uniting us to God the Father through the Incarnate God the Son--led inexorably to the development of the doctrine of the Trinity. The Creeds, then, ought to be understood as structured around the Trinity.
Pneumatology: the study of the Holy Spirit
Apostles' Creed
I believe in the Holy Ghost. 
Nicene Creed
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the prophets.
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Hidden Glory

11/15/2018

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Hidden Glory: the life of God in the mundane
Luke 2:52

This is a talk I gave to Hillsdale College's InterVarsity chapter during the regular Thursday night worship gathering "Soma." Using Luke 2:52 as my starting point, I explore the obscurity of Christ's life in the thirty years before he began his public ministry, and what that teaches us about the presence of God's glory in the mundane day-to-day grind of our lives. On this basis, I encourage the students to continue to be faithful and grow in love and obedience regardless of whether or not they "feel" God's presence, because they can be assured that's he's there.
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Creeds 4

11/14/2018

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Creeds 4: Exaltation of the Son

Today we look at the second half of Christ's work for us. He died to take away sin, but he was raised to bring us in the glorious presence of his eternal Father. The exaltation of Christ in his resurrection, ascension, and promise to come again secures for the human race a gloriously immortal future which they could never have on their own. In these lines of the Creed, we explore his work for us in rising again and ascending to the right hand of the Father.
Vindication and Reign
Apostles' Creed
The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
Nicene Creed
And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father.  And he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end.
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Creeds 3

11/7/2018

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Creeds 3: Redemption Accomplished

In this lesson we explore the central plank of the Christian religion, the passion and death of Jesus Christ on the cross. In a word, we are looking at "atonement." In our study, we will focus on the various metaphors used by Scripture to describe the work of Jesus on the cross.
The Atonement
Apostles' Creed
Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell.
Nicene Creed
And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried.
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