There are THREE words missing from those creeds, and St. Augustine's treatise on what is needful to be saved:
"FOR OUR SINS"
"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto THE GOSPEL<>/b> which I preached to you, which also ye have RECEIVED, and wherein ye STAND; BY WHICH also YE ARE SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have BELIEVED IN VAIN. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received,how that CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures."(1 Cor. 15:1-4).
Those THREE WORDS, "FOR OUR SINS" are the MOST IMPORTANT three words in the Bible. They are the SUM TOTAL of EVERYTHING God has revealed to us, from Genesis to Revelation. They are the crux of everything that WAS, IS, and IS TO COME.
And they are MISSING from those creeds. They were not included. The ONE THING that was crucial to be included was not.
And if you think that is not important, read Rom. 2:16: "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL." You can stand before God and recite all the creeds and apologists you want, but without that Gospel of your salvation, you're cooked.
hmmm, so unless one says “for our sins” they are not saved.
very interesting.....apparently Philip was unaware of this requirement since the eunuch professed in Acts 8:37 “ i believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God”. after that profession of faith, he was baptized for the remission of his sins.
now, the NC contains a statement right out of the eunuch’s profession in Acts 8:
we believe in One Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God.
of course, all Nicene Christians know what “ for OUR sake” and “for us and for OUR salvation” means.
question for smvoice: was the enuch in Acts 8 saved?