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Ekklesia Inner City Ministries
Project 417 Statement of Faith
We affirm the historic Christian faith as expressed in the Apostle’s creed, and in particular:
We believe that all humanity is created in the image of God.
We believe in the redemptive and reconciliatory work of Jesus Christ.
We believe the Christians are to be agents of reconciliation and healing, both individually and socially.
The
Apostles' Creed
The Symbolum Apostolorum was developed between the second
and ninth centuries. It is the most popular creed used in worship
by Western Christians. Its central doctrines are those of the
Trinity and God the Creator.
Legend has it that the Apostles wrote this creed on the tenth
day after Christ's ascension into heaven. That is not the case,
though the name stuck. However, each of the doctrines found in
the creed can be traced to statements current in the apostolic
period. The earliest written version of the creed is perhaps the
Interrogatory Creed of Hippolytus (ca. A.D. 215). The current
form is first found in the writings of Caesarius of Arles
(d 542).
The creed was apparently used as a summary of Christian doctrine
for baptismal candidates in the churches of Rome. Hence it is
also known as The Roman Symbol. As in Hippolytus' version
it was given in question and answer format with the baptismal
candidates answering in the affirmative that they believed each
statement.
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I believe in God the Father
Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ His
only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
dead, and buried; He descended into Hell; the third day He rose
again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the
right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come
to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy
Ghost, the Holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen.
Latin Text (ca.
A.D. 700)
Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem;
Creatorem coeli et terrae.
Et in Jesum Christum, Filium ejus unicum,
Dominum nostrum; qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex
Maria virgine; passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus,
et sepultus; descendit ad inferna; tertia die resurrexit a mortuis;
ascendit ad coelos; sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis;
inde venturus (est) judicare vivos et mortuos.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum; sanctam
ecclesiam catholicam; sanctorum communionem; remissionem peccatorum;
carnis resurrectionem; vitam oeternam. Amen
The
Nicene Creed
Another creed common to western Christians:
I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things
visible and invisible;
And in one Lord Jesus
Christ. the only begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before
all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God,
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by
whom all things were made: who, for us men and our salvation,
came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of
the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for
us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; and the third
day He rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into
heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And He shall
come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: whose
kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy
Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father,
and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped
and glorified, who spake by the prophets. And I believe one holy
catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the
remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead,
and ther life of the world to come. Amen.
APOSTLES' CREED
- Historical Note
Although not written by apostles, the Apostles' Creed reflects the theological formulations of the first century church. The creed's structure may be based on Jesus' command to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In a time when most Christians were illiterate, oral repetition of the Apostles' Creed, along with the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments, helped preserve and transmit the faith of the western churches. The Apostles' Creed played no role in Eastern Orthodoxy.
In the early church, Christians confessed that "Jesus is Lord" but did not always understand the biblical context of [that] lordship. Around A.D.180, Roman Christians developed an early form of the Apostles' Creed ... They affirmed that the God of creation is the Father of Jesus Christ, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, was buried and raised from the dead, and ascended into heaven, where he rules with the Father. They also affirmed belief in the Holy Spirit, the church, and the resurrection of the body.
Candidates for membership in the church, having undergone a lengthy period of moral and doctrinal instruction, were asked at baptism to state what they believed. They responded in the words of this creed.
The Apostles' Creed underwent further development. In response to the question of readmitting those who had denied the faith during the persecutions of the second and third centuries, the church added, "I believe in the forgiveness of sins." In the fourth and fifth centuries, North African Christians debated the question of whether the church was an exclusive sect composed of the heroic few or an inclusive church of all who confessed Jesus Christ, leading to the addition of "holy" (belonging to God) and "catholic" (universal). In Gaul, in the fifth century, the phrase "he descended into hell" came into the creed. By the eighth century, the creed had attained its present form.
Portions quoted from The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Part I, Book of Confessions; Geneva Press, Louisville, KY. Copyright ©1996 by the Office of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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DearFriends,
Please consider supporting the work
at Ekklesia Inner City Ministries - Project417 with a tax deductible
financial gift. Ekklesia receives no government funding. Your
individual support will continue to play a key role in supporting
our work with the homeless. It is possible to arrange automated
bank debit withdrawals for even small monthly pledges. Visit
the website www.project417.com for this and other planned giving
alternatives. - AC
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Ekklesia Inner City Ministries,
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of Project417. You may also designate
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me on my cell (416) 937-6701 or email andyc@project417.com
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may send mail to me via the address below.
PLEASE NOTE OUR MAILING ADDRESS
Contact Us: Ekklesia Inner City Ministries, P.O. Box 43131
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