Is the following a good summary of your faith?
'I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; 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.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.'
Does this summary help define Christianity for you? It does for me.
2007-04-03 06:26:06 · 8 answers · asked by super Bobo 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the holy catholic Church doesn't mean the Roman Catholic Church, but the 'whole' Church.
2007-04-03 06:35:59 · update #1
It captures the heart of the Christian’s oldest spoken affirmation, and gives more detail than “Jesus is Lord.” As always understanding what is behind the words can cause some confusion, but as I’ve reviewed most answers that deal with “holy catholic” (notice small cap) meaning Church Universal, and the affirmation about “descended into hell” (Christus Victor Theory of atonement---is worth some study, to help understand that one and the reference of Matthew27:51ff) folks are on a good path of understanding…short answer yes it is a good summary of my faith.
2007-04-03 09:12:47 · answer #1 · answered by Achim D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you leave out the holy Catholic Church part and realize saints means ALL believers in The Christ, then yes.
May God bless you.
2007-04-03 06:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christians believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. Christianity shares its origins and many religious texts with Judaism, specifically the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament.
2007-04-03 06:38:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well agree with you most parts but the holy catholic Church? sorry - We are all Saints here on earth - to be sanctified is to be set apart.
To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
I Cor 1:2 -
No saint went to the cross for our sins....
2007-04-03 06:46:19 · answer #4 · answered by Firestorm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with most of it except the parts about the catholic Church and the part that Christ went to hell. He stated on the cross to the one man who was hanging beside him that "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise" Luke 23:43.
2007-04-03 06:33:55 · answer #5 · answered by Trey G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are correct. The only questions that remain are the "why" of it all. Those answers can be found throughout the Bible.
2007-04-03 07:09:43 · answer #6 · answered by Nels 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say it sums it up pretty well. I appreciate the small "c" on catholic.
(Does this make me a fundamentalist?)
2007-04-03 06:33:22 · answer #7 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it says it all.
2007-04-03 06:29:06 · answer #8 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋