apostles creed

Apostles Creed
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.

We were required to recite this in the school I attended as a child, time and time again. This was a parochial school. I'm sure that their plan was to get this into our head, so that we would come to believe in this truth. Like most children this went in one ear and out the other. It did not take root until I was an adult. It took the saving grace of Jesus Christ to fully grasp this wonderful statement. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— (Ephesians 2:8 NIV)
This grace is available for all of you also.
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, (1 Timothy 2:3-5 NIV)

What is Truth

What is truth, this is a question that Pontious Pilate asked Christ when he was taken to him for examination. I don't believe Pilate wanted to even be bothered with this whole matter of judging Christ. But to playcate the Jewish leaders he questioned Christ. Part of that questioning included this discourse. "You are a king, then!" said Pilate.Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me." "What is truth?" retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, "I find no basis for a charge against him. (John 18:37, 38 NIV)I have always been drawn to this particular scripture. Truth is a very intriguing and wonderful thing. It's a fundamental ingredient in functioning in families. communities and society. It has a very close connection with the law and laws of any country.The first transgression in the Bible is found in Genesis 3. A simple law was broken because of a lie. The serpent was very effective with this deception, but you must understand that one of man's greatest weaknesses was targeted, namely "pride". We see these same elements come to play in the story of Cain and Abel. In this case we see how anger, jealousy, and murder were all fueled by pride. In James chapter 4 verse 6 we have this:But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:"God opposes the proudbut shows favor to the humble." (James 4:6 NIV), When you stop to think about it, one of the foundational roots of sin is pride. Setting that aside for now I'd like to get back to the law sin and truth.The main things that God hates are listed in Proverbs chapter 6.There are six things the Lord hates,seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes,(pride)a lying tongue,hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes,feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out liesand a person who stirs up conflict in the community. (Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV)I'm pretty sure Mr. Obama and or his current regime are guilty of all seven of these!.....To be continued.....