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To: WVKayaker

Catholic belief is succinctly expressed in the profession of faith or credo called the Nicene Creed:

The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(At the words that follow, up to and including "and became man." all bow.)

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.


15 posted on 05/28/2014 6:09:20 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation
"Catholic belief is succinctly expressed in the profession of faith or credo called the Nicene Creed:...."

Protestant belief is also expressed in the same Nicene Creed and Apostles Creed that you quoted.

In another thread, I once quoted the Apostles Creed, asking "if this is what I base my faith on, why do you Roman Catholics tell me I am not a Christian nor am I saved?"

I was basically told that it does not matter that I believe in that Creed, because if I am not a Roman Catholic then I still am not saved.

So apparently in the eyes of Roman Catholics, there are man-written other "works" that must be performed before one can be saved saved. Joining the Roman Catholic church seems to be one of those works.

22 posted on 05/28/2014 6:33:14 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)
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To: Salvation

In all the years I was a Baptist and Pentacostal we never once recited the Nicene Creed at church services. Only thing church was was a preacher prancing back and forth, beating his fist on a Bible telling us we were all going to hell if we didn’t change out ways.


41 posted on 05/28/2014 7:01:15 AM PDT by NKP_Vet ("It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died;we should thank God that such men lived" ~ Patton)
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To: Salvation; WVKayaker

As I was taught, the word “catholic Church” in the Nicene creed meant “universal Church” rather than referring specifically to the Roman Catholic Church. For it was created at the time before the separation of the Christian church into eastern and western factions, one in Constaninople and the other in Rome. And this was at St. Joseph’s College of Indiana back in the mid-1960’s.


67 posted on 05/28/2014 7:53:49 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Salvation

Thank-you Salvation and God Bless.


91 posted on 05/28/2014 8:30:35 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: Salvation; teppe
So many creeds...


Here is MORMONism's own creed:
 
 

Articles of Faith

The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Prophet Joseph Smith first wrote them in a letter to John Wentworth, a newspaper editor,
in response to Mr. Wentworth's request to know what members of the Church believed.
They were subsequently published in Church periodicals.
They are now regarded as scripture and included in the Pearl of Great Price.

 
THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535—541
 
 

  1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
  2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
  3. We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
  4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
  5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
  6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
  7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
  8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
  9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
  10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
  11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
  12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
  13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Joseph Smith


 

218 posted on 05/29/2014 4:33:11 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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