Statement: Jesus is my Personal Lord and Savoir. Isn't that a creedal statement?

Question

The Catholic Church has put together various creeds under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The Nicene-Constantinopian Creed, the Anthasian Creed, the Creed of the Council of Trent, the creed of the People of God. Now evangical literal protestants say they only go by the bible and what it says. But the statement "Jesus is my personal lord and savior" is not in the bible. So aren't the evangical literalists find themselves doing the very thing they condemn in the Catholic Church, this is, adding statements that are not literally in the bible?

Answer 1

Protestants do not have a problem with credal statements and many of them will do congregational readings of various creeds (including the Nicene creed). What they don't believe is that such creeds are on a par with scripture--they believe the creeds are only useful inasmuch as they illuminate what is already in scripture. That said, some Protestants wouldn't participate in congregational readings of a creed because they don't think they can recite it without it being a mindless ritual (which was a criticism Christ had of the Pharisees).

Answer 2

It is a statement. Christians make statements all the time. We don't just quote from the bible. Why would you say that is creedal statement? I think you are just digging for something to ask.

Answer 3

Yes, this is an informal creed but there's no reason people can't SAY it. Every word that comes out of their mouth doesn't have to be a biblical quote, does it?

Answer 4

There are many concepts that have been added to the various denominations that are not in the Bible. The Bible teaches that we should not follow the "traditions of men" nor should we "add or take away" anything from the Bible. Yet these practices continue and are made part of their religious services. Examples of these man-made concepts include "once saved, always saved", "faith only", "purgatory", "infant baptism", "saved without baptism", "Father or Reverend as religious titles", and many more.

"Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. " Mark 7:7-9

"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Colossians 2 8

"For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Revelation 22:18-19

Answer 5

Jesus never instructed His disciples to formulate creeds and doctrine statements. He just said to believe in Him.

Answer 6

"Electricity" and "gravity" are not mentioned in the Bible either, but who would deny the truths exhibited by their effect on Earth's inhabitants?

There are many verses in scripture that point to a believers relationship with his Lord.

Answer 7

What you are describing is part of the protestant faith tradition ... which brings up another question altogether ... as protestants also claim that they do not accept tradition.

Chalk it up to diabolical disorientation.

Answer 8

Since the bible is fiction, whether a particular statement was in it or not is irrelevant.