Petra's Creed

I believe in God the Father, maker of Heaven and Earth
And in Jesus Christ His only Son.
I believe in the virgin birth.
I believe in the man of sorrows bruised for iniquities.
I believe in the Lamb who was crucified and hung between two thieves.
I believe in the resurrection on the third and glorious day
And I believe in the empty tomb and the stone that the angel rolled away.
He descended and set the captive free.
And now He sits at God's right hand and prepares a place for me.
I believe He sent His Spirit to comfort and to heal
To lead us into truth and life, to baptize and to seal.
I believe that He will come back the way He went away
And receive us all unto Himself but no man knows the day.
This is my creed- the witness I have heard.  The faith that has endured.
This truth is assured.  Through the darkest ages past.
Though persecuted, it will last and I will stand fast to this creed
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Creeds
Warrior's Creed

I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed.  I have Holy Spirit Power.
The die has been cast.  I have stepped over the line.
The decision has been made.  I am a disciple of His.
I Won't look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.

My past is redeemed.  My present makes sense.  My future is secure.
I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning,
smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living

I no longer need preeminence, position promotions or popularity.
I don't have to be recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded.
I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience,
lift by prayer, labor by power.

My face is set.  My gait is fast.  My mission is clear.  My goal is Heaven.
My road narrow.  My way rough.  My Companions few.  My guide reliable.
I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away,
turned back, deluded or delayed

With God's help I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,
hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy,
ponder at the pool of popularity or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won't give up, shut up, let up until I have stayed up, stored up,
prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus.  I must go till He comes, give till I drop,
work till He stops me, preach till all know.
And when He comes He will have no problem recognizing me.
My Banner will be clear.
                                                              
Written by a missionary in Africa hours before being executed by
                                                                                               a Muslem group for his faith in Jesus Christ. - 20th Century
The Knight's Code of Honor

I am a  Knight Of God.

God is my King. Jesus is His firstborn Son. Jesus is the First Knight and the mediator between God and I. Jesus shed his own blood to bring me, a sinner, into right relationship with God. Through Jesus I have forgiveness and access to God.  I have been bought with a price: The blood of Jesus, and I no longer belong unto myself, but unto Him. God has adopted me into His family as a Son and He has made me a King and Priest in His Royal Priesthood: A Knight of God. Jesus is My LORD.


A Knight is subject only to the Authority of God.
A Knight's conduct is honorable and right, and brings glory to God his King.
A Knight abstains from all appearance of evil.
A Knight speaks that which is right. He keeps his word and performs the things that he has spoken.
A Knight keeps himself pure in thought and deed.
A Knight has unshakable unwavering faith and trust in God his King. He knows that God is faithful and that God will always keep His word. He knows that God loves him and that God will never leave him or forsake him. He knows that God will provide him with the provisions and abilities that he needs in order to enable him to complete whatever task that God has given unto him.
A Knight is as bold as a lion for he knows that God his King is always with him, and that God cannot fail.
A Knight never speaks anything that is against a lady's honor.
A Knight seeks His Lady's pleasure. He serves Her faithfully and it is His delight to meet all of her needs.
A Knight is mindful of his wife and children. He places their well-being before his own. He is there for them when they need him, and he faithfully meets all their needs.
A Knight will not stand idly by when confronted with evil, but valiantly defends himself and others from the evil one.
A Knight is generous and gives to those who are in need.  He helps those who are weak that cannot defend themselves.
A Knight is humble and respects the rights of others.
A Knight is diligent to be places at the appointed time.
A Knight maintains His body in such a manner as to maximize its functionality and pleasantness.
A Knight is mindful to exercise wisdom, discretion, and understanding according to the wisdom bestowed upon him by God his King.

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                   Apostle's Creed

The basic creed of Reformed churches, as most familiarly known, is called the Apostles' Creed.  It has received this title because of its great antiquity; it dates from very early times in the Church, a half century or so from the last writings of the New Testament.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived ofthe Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits ate the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall come to judge the living 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 life everlasting.
Amen.

*The word "catholic" refers not to the Roman Catholic Church, but to the universal church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I personally reject the following Creeds:

Athanasian Creed due to the following lines inclusive in it:
       
"He, therefore, who wishes to be saved, must believe thus about the Trinity."
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WHOEVER wishes to be saved must, above all, keep the Catholic faith."
       
These particular statements say that you must be part of the Catholic Church and believe in the Trinity to be saved. I do not believe this creed is referring to all denominations when it says Catholic but only the Catholic denomination, thus the number one reason I deny it. The creed was written by Catholics. Though I personally believe in the Trinity, I do not think that believing in the Trinity is necessary for salvation.
See the entire Athanasian Creed at: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02033b.htm

Nicene Creed due to the following line inclusive in it:

         "
We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins."
- I Jeremy Brown do not believe that water baptism saves.
See the entire Nicene Creed at:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11049a.htm

Canons of the Council of Orange due to the lines inclusive in it:
"If anyone says that the grace of God can be conferred as a result of human prayer... he contradicts the prophet Isaiah, or the Apostle"
"freedom of will that was destroyed in the first man can be restored only by the grace of baptism"
"grace has been received through baptism"
See the entire Creed here.
I also reject the majority of this creed due to its strange Augustinian interpretation of grace.

PCUSA 1991 Brief Confession of Faith:
It is only rejected in the statement, "claims us in the waters of baptism."
Water baptism does not save.
See the entire confession here:
http://www.pcusa.org/pcnet/brief.html

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Chalcedonian Creed (451 AD)

Following, then, the holy fathers, we unite in teaching all men to confess the one and only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. This selfsame one is perfect both in deity and in humanness; this selfsame one is also actually God and actually man, with a rational soul <meaning human soul> and a body. He is of the same reality as God as far as his deity is concerned and of the same reality as we ourselves as far as his humanness is concerned; thus like us in all respects, sin only excepted. Before time began he was begotten of the Father, in respect of his deity, and now in these "last days," for us and behalf of our salvation, this selfsame one was born of Mary the virgin, who is God-bearer in respect of his humanness.

We also teach that we apprehend this one and only Christ-Son, Lord, only-begotten -- in two natures; and we do this without confusing the two natures, without transmuting one nature into the other, without dividing them into two separate categories, without contrasting them according to area or function. The distinctiveness of each nature is not nullified by the union. Instead, the "properties" of each nature are conserved and both natures concur in one "person" and in one reality. They are not divided or cut into two persons, but are together the one and only and only-begotten Word of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus have the prophets of old testified; thus the Lord Jesus Christ himself taught us; thus the Symbol of Fathers has handed down to us.
Jerusalem Council - 50AD
The first council of Jerusalem exempted all pagan converts from the laws of Judaism. Since the Church and all the rest of the House of Israel were bound for an exile to Babylon that would last around 2000 years, this decision had the net effect of exempting all Christians from the laws of the Torah and from virtually all other Jewish restrictions and traditions. - From Acts 15


Waldenses Confession of 1120

1. We believe and firmly maintain all that is contained in the twelve articles of the symbol, commonly called the apostles' creed, and we regard as heretical whatever is inconsistent with the said twelve articles.
2. We believe that there is one God - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3. We acknowledge for sacred canonical scriptures the books of the Holy Bible. (Here follows the title of each, exactly conformable to our received canon, but which it is deemed, on that account, quite unnecessary to particularize.)
4. The books above-mentioned teach us: That there is one GOD, almighty, unbounded in wisdom, and infinite in goodness, and who, in His goodness, has made all things. For He created Adam after His own image and likeness. But through the enmity of the Devil, and his own disobedience, Adam fell, sin entered into the world, and we became transgressors in and by Adam.
5. That Christ had been promised to the fathers who received the law, to the end that, knowing their sin by the law, and their unrighteousness and insufficiency, they might desire the coming of Christ to make satisfaction for their sins, and to accomplish the law by Himself.
6. That at the time appointed of the Father, Christ was born - a time when iniquity everywhere abounded, to make it manifest that it was not for the sake of any good in ourselves, for all were sinners, but that He, who is true, might display His grace and mercy towards us.
7. That Christ is our life, and truth, and peace, and righteousness - our shepherd and advocate, our sacrifice and priest, who died for the salvation of all who should believe, and rose again for their justification.
8. And we also firmly believe, that there is no other mediator, or advocate with God the Father, but Jesus Christ. And as to the Virgin Mary, she was holy, humble, and full of grace; and this we also believe concerning all other saints, namely, that they are waiting in heaven for the resurrection of their bodies at the day of judgment.
9. We also believe, that, after this life, there are but two places - one for those that are saved, the other for the damned, which [two] we call paradise and hell, wholly denying that imaginary purgatory of Antichrist, invented in opposition to the truth.
10. Moreover, we have ever regarded all the inventions of men [in the affairs of religion] as an unspeakable abomination before God; such as the festival days and vigils of saints, and what is called holy-water, the abstaining from flesh on certain days, and such like things, but above all, the masses.
11. We hold in abhorrence all human inventions, as proceeding from Antichrist, which produce distress (Alluding probably to the voluntary penances and mortification imposed by the Catholics on themselves), and are prejudicial to the liberty of the mind. 12. We consider the Sacraments as signs of holy things, or as the visible emblems of invisible blessings. We regard it as proper and even necessary that believers use these symbols or visible forms when it can be done. Notwithstanding which, we maintain that believers may be saved without these signs, when they have neither place nor opportunity of observing them.
13. We acknowledge no sacraments [as of divine appointment] but baptism and the Lord's supper.
14. We honour the secular powers, with subjection, obedience, promptitude, and payment.


Waldenses Confession of 1544
1. We believe that there is but one God, who is a Spirit - the Creator of all things - the Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all; who is to be worshipped in spirit and in truth - upon whom we are continually dependent, and to whom we ascribe praise for our life, food, raiment, health, sickness, prosperity, and adversity. We love him as the source of all goodness; and reverence him as that sublime being, who searches the reins and trieth the hearts of the children of men.
2. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son and image of the Father - that in Him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells, and that by Him alone we know the Father. He is our Mediator and advocate; nor is there any other name given under heaven by which we can be saved. In His name alone we call upon the Father, using no other prayers than those contained in the Holy Scriptures, or such as are in substance agreeable thereunto. 3. We believe in the Holy Spirit as the Comforter, proceeding from the Father, and from the Son; by whose inspiration we are taught to pray; being by Him renewed in the spirit of our minds; who creates us anew unto good works, and from whom we receive the knowledge of the truth.
4. We believe that there is one holy church, comprising the whole assembly of the elect and faithful, that have existed from the beginning of the world, or that shall be to the end thereof. Of this church the Lord Jesus Christ is the head - it is governed by His word and guided by the Holy Spirit. In the church it behooves all Christians to have fellowship. For her He [Christ] prays incessantly, and His prayer for it is most acceptable to God, without which indeed their could be no salvation.
5. We hold that the ministers of the church ought to be unblameable both in life and doctrine; and if found otherwise, that they ought to be deposed from their office, and others substituted in their stead; and that no person ought to presume to take that honour unto himself but he who is called of God as was Aaron - that the duties of such are to feed the flock of God, not for filthy lucre's sake, or as having dominion over God's heritage, but as being examples to the flock, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, and in chastity.
6. We acknowledge, that kings, princes, and governors, are the appointed and established ministers of God, whom we are bound to obey [in all lawful and civil concerns]. For they bear the sword for the defence of the innocent, and the punishment of evil doers; for which reason we are bound to honour and pay them tribute. From this power and authority, no man can exempt himself as is manifest from the example of the Lord Jesus Christ, who voluntarily paid tribute, not taking upon himself any jurisdiction of temporal power.
7. We believe that in the ordinance of baptism the water is the visible and external sign, which represents to as that which, by virtue of God's invisible operation, is within us - namely, the renovation of our minds, and the mortification of our members through [the faith of] Jesus Christ. And by this ordinance we are received into the holy congregation of God's people, previously professing and declaring our faith and change of life.
8. We hold that the Lord's supper is a commemoration of, and thanksgiving for, the benefits which we have received by His sufferings and death - and that it is to be received in faith and love - examining ourselves, that so we may eat of that bread and drink of that cup, as it is written in the Holy Scriptures.
9. We maintain that marriage was instituted of God. That it is holy and honourable, and ought to be forbidded to none, provided there be no obstacle from the divine word.
10. We contend, that all those in whom the fear of God dwells, will thereby be led to please him, and to abound in the good works [of the gospel] which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them - which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, sobriety, and the other good works enforced in the Holy Scriptures.
11. On the other hand, we confess that we consider it to be our duty to beware of false teachers, whose object is to divert the minds of men from the true worship of God, and to lead them to place their confidence in the creature, as well as to depart from the good works of the gospel, and to regard the inventions of men.
12. We take the Old and the New Testament for the rule of our life, and we agree with the general confession of faith contained in [what is usually termed] the apostles' creed.
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