The Church in 381 Professed Belief in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Do you?

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Here’s the the profession of Christian faith as recorded in the Nicene creed from Council of Constantinople in 381 AD. Among other things professed, the Christian faith, prior to the bible being canonized professed:
  • Belief in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church
  • One Baptism for the remission of sins
We believe (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, and born of the Father before all ages. (God of God) light of light, true God of true God. Begotten not made, consubstantial to the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary and was made man; was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father, and shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, of whose Kingdom there shall be no end. And (I believe) in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son), who together with the Father and the Son is to be adored and glorified, who spoke by the Prophets. **And one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We confess (I confess) one baptism for the remission of sins. **And we look for (I look for) the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen."

Questions (if not why not?)
Do you believe the council had it right?
Does your church profess the Nicene Creed?
Do you believe your church to be apostolic?
Do you believe in one Baptism for the remission of sins??

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Porknpie said:
Here’s the the profession of Christian faith as recorded in the Nicene creed from Council of Constantinople in 381 AD. Among other things professed, the Christian faith, prior to the bible being canonized professed:
  • Belief in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church
  • One Baptism for the remission of sins
We believe (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, and born of the Father before all ages. (God of God) light of light, true God of true God. Begotten not made, consubstantial to the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary and was made man; was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father, and shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, of whose Kingdom there shall be no end. And (I believe) in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son), who together with the Father and the Son is to be adored and glorified, who spoke by the Prophets. **And one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We confess (I confess) one baptism for the remission of sins. **And we look for (I look for) the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen."

Questions (if not why not?)
Do you believe the council had it right?
Does your church profess the Nicene Creed?
Do you believe your church to be apostolic?
Do you believe in one Baptism for the remission of sins??

Pork
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Yes, to all.

Jon
 
Gods Church cannot err, i.e the Roman Catholic church, there is no point in taking man-made forms of this and turning them into religions.
 
I’m positive this kind of environment isn’t the best way to attract converts.
 
Fairwinds said:
I don’t do that. I figure God has His own plans.
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Fairwinds-

We are to pray for unity both in public and private prayer. That is part of God’s plan. 🙂

From the Catechism below:
Toward unity
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820 "Christ bestowed unity on his Church from the beginning. This unity, we believe, subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose, and we hope that it will continue to increase until the end of time."277 Christ always gives his Church the gift of unity, but the Church must always pray and work to maintain, reinforce, and perfect the unity that Christ wills for her. This is why Jesus himself prayed at the hour of his Passion, and does not cease praying to his Father, for the unity of his disciples: "That they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be one in us, . . . so that the world may know that you have sent me."278 The desire to recover the unity of all Christians is a gift of Christ and a call of the Holy Spirit.279
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821 Certain things are required in order to respond adequately to this call:
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  • a permanent renewal of the Church in greater fidelity to her vocation; such renewal is the driving-force of the movement toward unity;280
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  • conversion of heart as the faithful “try to live holier lives according to the Gospel”;281 for it is the unfaithfulness of the members to Christ’s gift which causes divisions;
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**- prayer in common, because “change of heart and holiness of life, along with public a*nd private prayer ***for the unity of Christians, should be regarded as the soul of the whole ecumenical movement, and merits the name 'spiritual ecumenism;”'282
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  • fraternal knowledge of each other;283
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  • ecumenical formation of the faithful and especially of priests;284
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  • dialogue among theologians and meetings among Christians of the different churches and communities;285
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  • collaboration among Christians in various areas of service to mankind.286 “Human service” is the idiomatic phrase.
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Porknpie said:
Fairwinds-

We are to pray for unity both in public and private prayer. That is part of God’s plan. 🙂

From the Catechism below:
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I’ll tell you what I’m not going to do, ever, is post an argumentative question or lecture or shame our fellow Christians into becoming RC. you’ll notice they’re neither taking the bait nor in the mood to convert; I’d be surprised if some non-Catholic readers weren’t turned off.

I try to live in a way that encourages non-Catholics inquire about being Catholic, apart from one person I don’t know if I’ve been successful. Thomas Merton points out that what we do has ripple effects beyond what we are allowed to know but sometimes God does allow us to see our successes to encourage us. that’s all I can really do. how or in what form God will unify His Church is above my pay grade.

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Fairwinds said:
what kind of question is that? a set up? an argumentative one? one that misrepresents my statement?
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A poster made a statement about praying for conversion. You said you don’t do that. Sorry I misunderstood.
 
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