Introduction
Discussed the apostles creed how it bothers some because the Roman Catholic church uses it. Guilt by association.
Discussed objections of creeds like “no creed but Christ” – “I only believe in Gods word not mans word”
Creeds are simply statements of faith and what we believe and it is based on the word of God.
Scriptures about confessing God:
Deut 6:4 – (the shema)
Deuteronomy 6:4 (NKJV) “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD [is] one!
Jesus is the Lord – affirmation of His deity.
Deuteronomy 6:5-9 (NKJV) 5 “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 “You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 “You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 “You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Matthew 16 Peters confession
Matthew 16:15-16 (NKJV) 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
They would confess their faith by saying Jesus is Lord – this is a confession of faith
Romans 10:9
Philippians 2:9-10 (NKJV) 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
1 Corinthians 12:3 (NKJV) Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
1 Tim 6:12 there is a confession
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”
I Timothy 6:12 NKJV1 Timothy 1:15 (NKJV) This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
1 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.