Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell, and the third day he rose from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, from whence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy, catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
2007-11-25 00:45:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you kept repeating I believe black is white with purple polka dots often enough all day you'd probably believe that too.
2007-11-25 00:56:02 · update #1
Naturally if you've already been hypnotised by the Apostles' Creed you won't recognise this as hypnotism at all.
2007-11-25 00:58:00 · update #2
Daewen: It isn't praying for anything, it's just repeating that you believe something over and over ...clearly it's repetitive brainwashing, this is taught to children.
2007-11-25 05:41:19 · update #3
Despite your irreverence, you could make that kind of an arguement with the Pledge of Allegance. The point of the different Creeds was to have a condenced summary of the key beliefs of Christianity that would be easy to remember and understand.
2007-11-25 01:21:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it clarifies and reminds those who believe it just what it is that they believe as the core and start point from which all else evolves. Even if a worshiper went to all the Masses in a week that each Church may hold (15+ usually) it wouldn't be enough to brainwash, by itself, as true brainwashing involves a lot more than mere repetition.
2016-12-12 23:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by lazurm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since when is repetition hypnotism? You're reaching quite a bit with this one. Unless you think that children are hypnotized instead of taught, since repetition is how we learn. To say a creed aloud (and it's the Nicene Creed we say together at Mass, by the way) is to affirm that this is what we believe. Of course, if you have something against the Catholic Church, you're going to see everything about it in a negative light because that's what you've trained yourself to do. Sounds like a bit of self-administered brainwashing, actually.
2007-11-25 02:10:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
That four marks distinguish Christ's kingdom of heaven on earth. They are made known in the Creed—"I believe in the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church."
One in:
Faith
Belief
Worship
Government
Holy In:
Origin, Christ.
Objective, redemption.
Means, sacraments.
Sanctity of faithful.
Catholic :
Teaches all nations.
During all time.
All Christ taught.
Peoples of all nationalities obedient to one universal authority in faith and morals.
Apostolic :
Founded upon apostles.
Teaches what apostles Apostolic taught.
Continuous existence from time of the apostles.
"The enemies of the Church themselves die and disappear, but the Church itself lives on, and preaches the power of God to ever succeeding generations" (St. Augustine).
Peace Be With You
2007-11-27 06:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by cashelmara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a prayer, in a sense, which is why we say "amen" when finished, which really means, "Yes, I believe in everything the creed says."
It can get repetative, but it's also about what you put into it. People have the Lord's prayer memorized, and I can run through the words in 30 seconds easily. Doesn't mean I have my heart in it. Same applies to the Creed, which is why whenever I say it, I try to make a conscious effort to really concentrate on the words and what they mean, because I'm not going to verbalize something I don't believe in.
God bless.
2007-11-26 10:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by Danny H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Apostle's Creed is the exact opposite of brainwashing. It is a succinct summary of Christian doctrine (teaching) contained in the Old and New Testaments of the self-authenticating, God-breathed Holy Scriptures.
2007-11-25 00:52:13 · answer #6 · answered by Horton Heard You! 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The catholic church does not teach the Apostles greed, because the Apostles don't have a greed, they have a Doctrine, & the catholic church does NOT even believe in the Apostles doctrine, if they did then they would allow their priest to marry because Peter was married, & they would also then baptize people by complete immursion in water in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, ofwhich the catholic church does NONE of these things. Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfast in the Apostles Doctrine, (NOT GREED)
2007-11-25 00:54:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Catholics do not recite the Apostles Creed "all day long". Typically, it is recited once per week. This frequency of repetition does not typically allow for "brainwashing".
2007-11-26 04:00:27 · answer #8 · answered by Daver 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not hypnotism, it's a summary of some of the Catholic Church's core teachings, and it's a prayer. What's wrong with that??
2007-11-25 02:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by Daewen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hail Mary full of grace bless this loving lamb of God's flock.
2007-11-25 00:54:10 · answer #10 · answered by Frau 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋