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12th Day: The Agony of Belief
Twelve drummers drumming: The twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed
The creed is a statement of beliefs that Christians hold in common and publicly affirm. But there is also a lived mystery in Christian life, an acknowledgment that the holy is not only experienced in sacred tradition, but in witnessing life’s depth, monotony, joy and pain.
Some may think that believers who struggle to process life’s complexity and heartache contradict themselves. Those believers may simply be honoring the truth they have experienced.
NPR had a story this weekend on Douglas Fenton, a Presbyterian Minister who served in Iraq and is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of his service there.
“Chaplains are not allowed to have problems,” Fenton said. “Chaplains have to focus on other people’s problems. And if you get to that point, God help you. God help you.”
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Elizabeth Tenety
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January 7, 2008; 12:00 AM ET
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The Apostles' Creed has often been divided into 12 sections for catechesis, instruction for new converts or children.
1. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,
2. And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord,
3. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell.
5. The third day he rose again from the dead;
6. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
7. From there he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
8. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
9. I believe in the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,
10. The forgiveness of sins,
11. The resurrection of the body,
12. And the life everlasting. Amen.
The Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed was developed by the early Church largely in response to the teachings of Arius. Arianism taught that Jesus was not truly divine and of a different "substance" than God, which challenged the developing doctrine of the Trinity in the early church. The emperor Constantine, newly converted to Christianity, called a Church Council at Nicæa in AD 325 to bring some unity to the church amid developing controversies and false teachings. The Council at Nicæa adopted an early form of the creed, although the basic present form emerged from the Council of Constantinople in AD 381. It was officially adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451.
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