Does God Exist?

I don't know how true this video is. But whether or not it has anything to do with the philosophy of Albert Einstein, it brings up a great argument for the existence of God. Now this is an age old argument that has been laid out, but I thought this was a refreshing video to watch to bring it to life again.

What's Your Creed?

The Nicene Creed

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 for 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 worshipped and glorified,

Who spake by the Prophets.

And I believe one Catholick and Apostolick Church.

I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.

And I look for the Resurrection of the dead,

And the life of the world to come.

Amen.

The Apostle's 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 Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, dead, and buried;

the third day he rose from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth at 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 Spirit,

the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

What's your Creed?

The Impossible Commandment

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." - John 13:34 (ESV)

In doing my daily devotions a while back I ran across this verse. To be honest, I didn't really know what to do with it. It didn't sit well with me at all. I became very frustrated with this short verse, because frankly, I thought it was an impossible commandment to keep. Let me fill you in on the two points that I struggled with and the conclusion I was forced to come to.

First, this is a commandment. Far, far to often in our Christian lives, we read a commandment in the Bible, especially in the New Testament, and we treat it as a word of wisdom or sage advice. I'm not quite sure where the word commandment was lost in translation, but it hasn't changed in definition. It is still a command. If we agree to be followers of Jesus Christ then we are obligated to follow the commands that He gives us. Christ reminds us that if we love Him then we will follow his commandments. Because our faithfulness an obedience we show our love to him. Even though this can be very hard at times to follow, this isn't the section of the verse that I wrestled with. The latter part of the verse I couldn't understand for the longest time. Christ says to love one another: just as I have loved you. Let me repeat that: love one another: just as I have loved you. How in the world are we suppose to love one another as Christ has loved us? His love is immeasurable and divine. There is no way possible for us to ever be able to love one another in the same way Christ has loved us. It is simply: impossible.

So how are we ever to fulfill this commandment? I dwelt on this for the longest time. I couldn't understand why Christ would ever give us a commandment that we could never achieve. Then it hit me. We can't fulfill this commandment; at least not by ourselves with the love we have. We need to show Christ's love through us. That is exactly how we love one another the way Christ loves us. That is the only way we can fulfill the commandment. No way through ourselves but by Christ through us. By allowing Christ's love to show through us we actually can love one another: just as He loved us.