Q. 1. What must we do in the days of our youth?
A. We must remember our Creator.
Q. 2. Who is our Creator?
A. The great Triune God, who made the
world.
Q. 3. Who is our Preserver?
A. The same God, who made me, preserves and maintains me;
and in him I live, and move, and have my being.
Q. 4. What are we made and maintained for?
A. To glorify God.
Q. 5. What do we believe concerning this God?
A. I believe that he is an infinite and eternal Spirit, most wise and powerful, holy, just, and good.
Q. 6. How many gods are there?
A. There is but one God.
Q. 7. How many persons are there in the godhead?
A. Three : the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ; and these three are one.
Q. 8. What is your duty to this God as our Creator?
A. It is our duty to fear and honour him, to worship and obey him, and in all my ways to trust in him, and to please him.
Q. 9. What is the rule of our faith and obedience?
A. The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, which we call the BIBLE.
Q. 10. What is the excellency of that book?
A. It is the word of God.
Q. 11. What use is it to us?
A. It is able to make me wise to salvation.
The Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Matthew Henry
2 comments:
Greetings
Seeing that nowhere in Scripture, is there any mention of a so-called "Triune God";
and there is no verse which speaks of the Creator being
"the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ; and these three are one."
I highly recommend the following video:
The Human Jesus
Take a couple of hours to watch it; and prayerfully it will aid you in your quest for truth;
and help you to reword your blog.
Yours In Messiah
Adam Pastor
Adam Pastor you are terribly mistaken:
Study the Bible a bit more and Arian a bit less.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/stewart.cfm?id=321
The Apostles' Creed
The Apostles' Creed, which is the earliest statement of Christian beliefs, does not mention the Trinity. It is a very compact formula. If this was the only creed written one might assume that the Father alone is God and that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are lesser in character for only the Father is referred to as divine in the Apostles' Creed. However the creed was not anti-Trinitarian. the issue was simply not covered.
The Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed was written in A.D. 325 and added to in A.D. 381. It is clearly Trinitarian in outlook. It states that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all divine and of one substance or essence.
The Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed came centuries later. It was named after the fourth century defender of the Trinity – Athanasius. It is even stronger with its statement about the Trinity. The Creed says, "So the Father is God; the Son is God; and the Holy Spirit is God. And yet there are not three Gods but one God.
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