Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Exploring the Nicene Creed
    Exploring the Nicene Creed
    Exploring the Nicene Creed
    Ebook88 pages1 hour

    Exploring the Nicene Creed

    By M.R. Hyde

    4/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of belief. It encapsulates the core beliefs of Christianity and is a vibrant creed for today. Walk with M.R. Hyde on this journey through what Christians believe and how you can embrace this creed as your own.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM.R. Hyde
    Release dateMar 28, 2011
    ISBN9781458141033
    Exploring the Nicene Creed
    Author

    M.R. Hyde

    M.R. Hyde celebrates and explores the known and spiritual world by writing for Christian religious purposes and by penning fiction for the sheer joy of words. She is also an active artist.View the online gallery now at https://www.redbubble.com/people/mrHydeArt/shop.

    Read more from M.R. Hyde

    Related to Exploring the Nicene Creed

    Related ebooks

    Christianity For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      A Pained Intuition and a Palpable Longing: Katie Ford on Theology, Poetry, and the Unknowable

      Sep 13, 2018

      If You Have to Go, the new collection of poems by Katie Ford, is a book that conjures powers of possession. I feel that way about all of her books: Her poems bring me to a mystical plane somewhere between language and life. I’m left shaken. Her willi

      17 min read

    • Article

      RELIGIOUS, But Lost…

      Nov 18, 2019

      RELIGIOUS, But Lost…
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Protestant Reformation

      Feb 28, 2020

      The Protestant Reformation
      3 min read

    • Article

      A Few Bumps In The Road…

      Oct 22, 2021

      Our story is positive, with a few bumps in the road, but when compared to hundreds of other families, we were blessed beyond our wildest dreams. This makes you think, what plans does God have for me in this life? Why have I been blessed, and not all

      3 min read

    • Article

      Grow in God’s Word

      Nov 16, 2021

      Grow in God’s Word
      1 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Jun 12, 2020

      This lockdown has really shaken a lot of people and caused them to stop relying on themselves and the things of this world. Jesus is our only hope and I am so grateful that I know Him as my Lord and Saviour and best friend and protector. I have peace

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Sep 24, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Aug 19, 2019

      Thank you for your wonderfully illustrated Biblical series of articles that you regularly publish. I find that I can’t concentrate like I used to, and love the short, precise, and factual articles. I have learnt so much from reading them. I was fasci

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Jul 30, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      Radiance

      Dec 30, 2022

      Radiance
      7 min read

    • Article

      Speakers

      Jun 24, 2019

      I have some exciting news to share! Evangelist Support Network – the network for evangelists that my husband and I head up – is holding an intimate three-day conference for evangelists and their teams this August called ES Connect 2019. Such will tak

      3 min read

    • Article

      Overcoming Our Separation From God Part II

      Sep 4, 2020

      The fact that God has to take the initiative to reveal Himself to us chafes against the rebellious heart of man. We don’t want to submit to the ways of God and His revelation of Himself. People often try to create a god convenient to their desires:

      2 min read

    • Article

      Why Do Many People STRUGGLE With A LACK OF FAITH?

      Feb 11, 2022

      The apostle Paul exhorts Christians to “walk by faith and not by sight” – 2 Corinthians 5:7. What we see here is a contrast between truth and perception—what we know and believe to be true and what we perceive to be true. This is where the Christian

      3 min read

    • Article

      Amir Tsarfati

      May 20, 2022

      Amir Tsarfati
      4 min read

    • Article

      WHO’S In The NEWS?

      Jul 22, 2022

      We need the moving and operation of the Holy Spirit in our lives and churches like never before. It is critical for the harvest of souls to come in. Johan Brits – Gospel singer and member of worship duo, Frank and I – and his wife, Elzaan, are expec

      2 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Feb 10, 2023

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      Letter To The Editor

      Mar 16, 2020

      My working environment is non-Christian and I work very hard with long hours every day. After a few months, through the mighty and powerful work of the Holy Spirit, I started a prayer group at our workplace, but I have been doubting if this is the pl

      6 min read

    • Article

      On Christmas

      Nov 30, 2021

      On Christmas
      13 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Exploring the Nicene Creed

    4/5

    1 rating0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Exploring the Nicene Creed - M.R. Hyde

      Exploring the Nicene Creed

      Copyright 2011 M.R. Hyde

      Smashwords

      Edition

      Blog: http://thewordwwtw.blogspot.com/

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please direct them to digital publishers where this book is available. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Portions of this book came from Who is Jesus ?A Devotional Journey through the Gospel of Matthew also by M.R. Hyde and available at e-book retailers.

      Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. The NIV and New International Version trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica. Use of either trademark requires the permission of Biblica.

      Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Conclusion

      Bibliography

      About the Author

      Chapter 1

      What do you believe? What do you believe about yourself? What do you believe about chairs or buildings? What do you believe about God?

      People gather often as the Church because they either know God a little bit, want to know him more, or wonder if there is a God. Perhaps it would be good to set about the task of understanding what we believe in gathering—what we really believe.

      For centuries people of all different kinds of religions have tried to put what they believe into nutshells of all shapes and sizes. It’s kind of what companies do, too. What is the latest McIntosh belief system? Think Different. I have flown on Southwest Airlines frequently and they have a statement of belief about their frequent flyer program—Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards: A Symbol of Freedom. Wow! Look at what I get for my airfare—freedom!

      In our minds and human systems we are always trying to capture ideas and concepts and put them into reliable and transferrable short forms. Our Muslim friends have what is called The Five Pillars of Islam. These are the basic guiding principles for every Muslim in the world. As humans we want to be able to tell others in a brief and excellent way exactly what we stand for, exactly what we believe about ourselves, our organization, or our lives. Often we call these statements manifestos, doctrines or creeds.

      So, Christians, being really no different than any other persons in the world, seek for ways to explain their beliefs to others, and perhaps to themselves. If someone were to ask us what we believe we have perhaps two choices out of many. Read the entire Bible to them from Genesis to Revelation (which should be done anyway, but over a long period of time) or walk them through a much shorter version of the Gospel.

      Creeds also serve another purpose. They give us a way to say out in full voice what we believe, to testify to the truth that is within us. To testify means to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief. It means to bear witness. When confronted with an opposing force, there may be times that we will have to declare the truth of what we know. And greater still there is a spiritual truth found in Romans 10:8-13. Listen to how the Apostle Paul described what was necessary for every Christian. But what does it say? The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: That if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame. For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

      It is when we say it with our mouths and mean it from our hearts that the transforming work of Christ continues. And when we match our mouth with our belief something wonderful happens—we will never be put to shame. What greater promise could you and I have than that God, through Jesus Christ, will deliver us from sin and shame?! So, I want to be able to say with my mouth and mean it from my heart that Jesus Christ is indeed my Lord!

      There is a classic British story of the Winslow family that might help us flesh this out a bit. The story follows the lives of a banker and his family living in the turn-of-the-century London. The youngest boy, Freddy, is accused of forging a note and stealing money from another student. And on top of that Freddy is expelled from a prestigious school for the matter.

      When Freddy’s parents discover their young son standing out in the rain in the back yard afraid to come in, the journey of defending him begins. Freddy pleads his innocence to his family and they immediately believe him. Yet, the leadership of the school stands by their accusation.

      Eventually the boy’s older sister approaches a high profile, very influential lawyer, Sir Robert Morton, seeking his assistance in the case. The sister captures the curiosity of this incredibly busy and important man and he begins to hear the boy’s case.

      In a tense scene the scrutinizing lawyer hammers away at Freddy in front of his family, first accusing him then trying to trick him. The family becomes frustrated and befuddled because they wanted the lawyer to defend this child, but he only seemed to be attacking him. On the way out of his office, Sir Robert Morton quietly accepts the case, stating that he believes the boy because his story never changed.

      The Winslow story escalates into a national spectacle as Sir Robert Morton brings it before the nation. It becomes a fight for justice for the young and innocent and a fight for truth. As the legal proceedings gather momentum, the family is forced to sell off everything dad by day for the debt owed to the legal system. Why did they do all this? They do this to prove that they believe their young son. They knew Freddy to be truthful and stood by him. Their lives, the way they sold everything to protect him, and Freddy’s own unmovable story prove to be the strength of the family in the end. Sir Robert Morton punches hole after hole in the falsehoods written and told about Freddy.

      Freddy’s testimony was true. Nothing could move him from it because he knew it

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1