Creeds 8: Last ThingsIn our final installment of this series on the Creeds, we look at the last two clauses of the Creed which, together with the clause about Christ's return in glory to judge the living and the dead earlier, constitute the basic Christian teaching concerning the end of the age. We explore how the "end times" or "last things" (from the Greek ta eschata, hence "eschatology") have already begun with the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and how the Christian hope is to share in his resurrection glory, and the finality of his unadulterated reign on earth. Eschatology: the study of the end times
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Creeds 7: Redemption AppliedIn lesson 3 we learned about the objective work of Christ once and for all completed on the cross. In this lesson, we learn how that objective work is subjectively applied to us, individual believers. In particular, we will look at the role of faith (and where the Protestant Reformers got the idea of by grace alone through faith alone), and the instrumentality of the two Dominical Sacraments, Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Soteriology: the study of salvation
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Creeds 6: People of GodIn this lesson we explore the meaning of the so-called "four marks of the church" contained in the Nicene Creed: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Before we defined those words, however, we first explored the meaning of the most important word in this section of the creed: "church." What is it? Where does it come from? And how does the church relate to the Old Covenant people of God? Ecclesiology: the study of the church
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This chart shows the distribution of the world's religions across the world's major regions. It shows the uniquely global appeal of Christianity, a vivid illustration of the church's "catholicity."
Creeds 5: The Holy SpiritToday 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
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Creeds 4: Exaltation of the SonToday 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
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Creeds 3: Redemption AccomplishedIn 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
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Creeds 2: the IncarnationIn this lesson we look at the Incarnation of the Son of God. In this principle mystery of the Christian faith, we find the fullest meaning of the Gospel itself. Christology: the study of the person of Christ
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Creeds 1: Father and SonIn this lesson we begin our eight week study of the Apostles and Nicene Creeds. We start first by unpacking where the idea of having a creed comes from, how the very idea of creeds reveals something essential to Christian faith, and how they relate to Scriptural authority in the life of the church. Then we looked at the following two sections of the creeds dealing with the Father and Son: God the Father
God the Son
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