I believe there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
I believe in God the Father, that He is involved in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. I believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings; His atoning death; bodily resurrection; ascension into heaven; perpetual intercession for His people; and personal, visible return to earth. I believe that He is one and the same as God. He was fully human and fully God.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower in ministry all who believe in Christ. I believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide.
I believe that all the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, and that they are infallible.
I believe all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as his/her personal Lord and Savior, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all of his/her sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord.
I believe that the doctrine of “once saved, always saved” is unbiblical and that our Lord commands us to persevere in the faith and not fall away.
I believe in the literal Second Coming of Christ as promised in John Chapter 14.
I avoid any theological beliefs that go beyond the written Word and thereby divide the body of Christ.
Interesting site. But a bit too ‘oecumenical’ for my tast. Do not forget, once you speak of the prophecies of St Malachi, you are on catholic waters. And no longer on protestant waters. So all the ‘creative theology’ concerning the rapture is utterly protestant, and places the focus on less important things. Focus on Mary, and her role in the salvation of men, and the destruction of evil.
I know that in the US the catholic church is implicated in a lot of pedophile-homosexual-satanic scandals. This however is an indication of the presence of the Devil inside a part of the catholic hierarchy, that swears with the ‘new church’ and ‘new crede’ of the second vatican councils. It are its fruits, and essentially not catholic at all. Focusing on the old latin mass will show you a totally different picture.
And concerning your crede. It is typically protestant to have your own personal crede (be your own pope in theological matters, etc). Why inventing a new personal crede, if there already exist a crede, which is totally ok, and without error. Save yourself a lot of unnecessary work, and make use of the theology that already is available after 2000 years of christianity.
Ad Jesum per Mariam !
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, born of the Father before all ages;
God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God; begotten, not
made; of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.
Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven. And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary and was made man.
He was also crucified for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried.
And on the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven. He sitteth at the right hand of the Father:
and He shall come again with glory, to judge the living and the dead: and His kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who, together with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified: who spoke through the prophets.
And one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. And I await the resurrection of the dead and the life + of the world to come. Amen.
Dear Stijn R.A.J. Calle,
With all due respect, I’m not sure what’s “ecumenical” about a creed that is common to both Catholics and Protestants. I can’t help but notice that the Apostles’ Creed is in fact contained within the Catechism of the Catholic Church, although in the creed itself, “catholic” is lowercase and as such is rendered “universal,” not as a reference to the Catholic Church. But with regard to this creed, it is only “mine” in the sense that I put faith in its tenets, not that it is a creed I have devised for myself. If this creed is “mine,” then how can the Roman Catholic Church embrace this same creed as a universal tenet of faith? It certainly cannot be said that I wrote this creed myself, as it has been around for well over 1,000 years.
With regard to your statement that “all the ‘creative theology’ concerning the rapture is utterly protestant,” I have already stated that the “protestant” notion of what is commonly called a “pre-trib” rapture is not Biblically sound. Don’t get hung up on the term “rapture” itself — it merely refers to the event that will take place immediately after the Great Tribulation spoken of in Scripture, yet immediately before God’s wrath is poured out on the unbelievers who remain. There is nothing “protestant” about this latter scenario — it is merely Biblical and wholly consistent with Scripture.
Regarding your comment that “in the U.S. the catholic church is implicated in a lot of pedophile-homosexual-satanic scandals,” this is not the issue I am addressing on this blog, nor would I assert that such scandals are the domain of any particular denomination or sect — Satan creates cesspools anywhere he can no matter its denominational label. And neither am I addressing the “Devil inside a part of the catholic hierarchy,” the Second Vatican Council, Latin mass, etc., are not the point here. The point is how people around the world will react as more and more of them become aware of St. Malachy’s prophecies.
Which brings me to this point. You stated, “once you speak of the prophecies of St Malachi, you are on catholic waters.” Granted that St. Malachy and his prophecies have long been a part of Roman Catholic history, but while these prophecies may be wholly in the domain of the Church, the events that they foretell will affect the entire world. Many more people than just Roman Catholics will be hearing about Malachy’s prophecies as time goes by, and will likely act and react according to what these prophecies point toward — the final judgment for all people. My concern is that all who hear of these prophecies focus not on prophecies of God but on the God of prophecies. There will be many people, I fear, who will start to act very irrationally at the thought of the end of the world and the final judgment being close at hand. But if they instead turn to God and seek justification through grace alone by faith alone in Christ alone by the power of the Holy Spirit, and rely only upon Him for their sustenance and perseverance, they will find strength to endure no matter what happens. As for the salvation of mankind, in the same Scripture of the New Testament that is used by both Catholics and Protestants, I see that there is one name given unto men by God whereby we must be saved: the Name of Jesus. The links below will take you to Acts 4:11-12, John 14:6 and 1 Timothy 2:5.
July 28, 2007 at 10:26 am
Interesting site. But a bit too ‘oecumenical’ for my tast. Do not forget, once you speak of the prophecies of St Malachi, you are on catholic waters. And no longer on protestant waters. So all the ‘creative theology’ concerning the rapture is utterly protestant, and places the focus on less important things. Focus on Mary, and her role in the salvation of men, and the destruction of evil.
I know that in the US the catholic church is implicated in a lot of pedophile-homosexual-satanic scandals. This however is an indication of the presence of the Devil inside a part of the catholic hierarchy, that swears with the ‘new church’ and ‘new crede’ of the second vatican councils. It are its fruits, and essentially not catholic at all. Focusing on the old latin mass will show you a totally different picture.
And concerning your crede. It is typically protestant to have your own personal crede (be your own pope in theological matters, etc). Why inventing a new personal crede, if there already exist a crede, which is totally ok, and without error. Save yourself a lot of unnecessary work, and make use of the theology that already is available after 2000 years of christianity.
Ad Jesum per Mariam !
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, born of the Father before all ages;
God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God; begotten, not
made; of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.
Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven. And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary and was made man.
He was also crucified for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried.
And on the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven. He sitteth at the right hand of the Father:
and He shall come again with glory, to judge the living and the dead: and His kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who, together with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified: who spoke through the prophets.
And one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. And I await the resurrection of the dead and the life + of the world to come. Amen.
July 29, 2007 at 5:06 am
Dear Stijn R.A.J. Calle,
With all due respect, I’m not sure what’s “ecumenical” about a creed that is common to both Catholics and Protestants. I can’t help but notice that the Apostles’ Creed is in fact contained within the Catechism of the Catholic Church, although in the creed itself, “catholic” is lowercase and as such is rendered “universal,” not as a reference to the Catholic Church. But with regard to this creed, it is only “mine” in the sense that I put faith in its tenets, not that it is a creed I have devised for myself. If this creed is “mine,” then how can the Roman Catholic Church embrace this same creed as a universal tenet of faith? It certainly cannot be said that I wrote this creed myself, as it has been around for well over 1,000 years.
With regard to your statement that “all the ‘creative theology’ concerning the rapture is utterly protestant,” I have already stated that the “protestant” notion of what is commonly called a “pre-trib” rapture is not Biblically sound. Don’t get hung up on the term “rapture” itself — it merely refers to the event that will take place immediately after the Great Tribulation spoken of in Scripture, yet immediately before God’s wrath is poured out on the unbelievers who remain. There is nothing “protestant” about this latter scenario — it is merely Biblical and wholly consistent with Scripture.
Regarding your comment that “in the U.S. the catholic church is implicated in a lot of pedophile-homosexual-satanic scandals,” this is not the issue I am addressing on this blog, nor would I assert that such scandals are the domain of any particular denomination or sect — Satan creates cesspools anywhere he can no matter its denominational label. And neither am I addressing the “Devil inside a part of the catholic hierarchy,” the Second Vatican Council, Latin mass, etc., are not the point here. The point is how people around the world will react as more and more of them become aware of St. Malachy’s prophecies.
Which brings me to this point. You stated, “once you speak of the prophecies of St Malachi, you are on catholic waters.” Granted that St. Malachy and his prophecies have long been a part of Roman Catholic history, but while these prophecies may be wholly in the domain of the Church, the events that they foretell will affect the entire world. Many more people than just Roman Catholics will be hearing about Malachy’s prophecies as time goes by, and will likely act and react according to what these prophecies point toward — the final judgment for all people. My concern is that all who hear of these prophecies focus not on prophecies of God but on the God of prophecies. There will be many people, I fear, who will start to act very irrationally at the thought of the end of the world and the final judgment being close at hand. But if they instead turn to God and seek justification through grace alone by faith alone in Christ alone by the power of the Holy Spirit, and rely only upon Him for their sustenance and perseverance, they will find strength to endure no matter what happens. As for the salvation of mankind, in the same Scripture of the New Testament that is used by both Catholics and Protestants, I see that there is one name given unto men by God whereby we must be saved: the Name of Jesus. The links below will take you to Acts 4:11-12, John 14:6 and 1 Timothy 2:5.
http://www.catholic.org/bible/book.php?id=44&bible_chapter=4
http://www.catholic.org/bible/book.php?id=43&bible_chapter=14
http://www.catholic.org/bible/book.php?id=52&bible_chapter=2