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A Matter of Faith
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A MATTER OF FAITH AN ESSAY REFLECTING ON THE SCRIPTUAL, HISTORICAL AND THEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND TO THE CREEDAL STATEMENT 'FOR OUR SAKE HE WAS CRUCIFIED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE' Many religions of the world have their own peculiar ethics, life styles, intellectual or mystical forms, as well as more popular manifestations. Such religions include: Judaism, Islamism and Buddhism, among others. So also does Christianity. Yet, except in response to Christianity, these other religions have no creeds, or standard statements of belief, to which orthodox believers are supposed to adhere. And this is one way we can distinguish Christianity from the other religions. Creed is a summary of Christian faith written by the Church in order to confess clearly what it believes. The formation of the Creed was greeted at every level with different understanding and argument. Thus, it took numerous Councils of Bishops to reach an agreed Statement of Belief. These included Nicaea -...
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