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sean1122 · Nov 18, 2007, 05:16 PM

How does the proposition in the creed that God is "Father" elucidate the reality of God?

sean1122 · Nov 18, 2007, 05:17 PM

How has Christian History been involved in shaping the Nicene-Constantinopolitian Creed?

Fr_Chuck · Nov 18, 2007, 05:52 PM

I will assume you have an agenda in mind with this question??

Since the Nicene Creeed is seldom referred in this manner unless the person asking has an "anti Christian" view point and is wanting to attack the Nicene Creed.

The Christian Church and its council of Bishops developed the Creed as a summary of faith, It has been adopted by most denominations today and has helped form and shape a lot of christian faith.

Fr_Chuck · Nov 18, 2007, 05:53 PM

It merely states the fact that God is the Father, this is witnessed though Jesus Christ that prayed to the Father. So it is merely a statement of faith and fact.

MoonlitWaves · Nov 18, 2007, 06:36 PM

When we consider male and female, we discern by sexual anatomy. I do not think God has any sexual anatomy at all. Why then is He the Father? Fr_Chuck makes a great point, but I would like to add my thoughts as well. Think about the emphasis/status He gave male. He created men to be dominate, leaders, strong (physically and emotionally), etc. God has dominion over everyone and all things, He is our leader, He is strong in all sense of the word and He created us. Therefore I would ask, how would God being anything other than the Father be a reality of God?

Wondergirl · Nov 18, 2007, 06:52 PM

God as Father gives us the sense that He is human, like us, and is similar to a good father who is interested and active in his childrens' affairs. Jesus told us to call upon our Father in time of trouble and to give thanks to Him for all the blessings He gives us.

Fr_Chuck · Nov 18, 2007, 06:56 PM

We also look at the Hewbrew traditions, where the name God had at that time, showed our relationship to him, Thus the several names used for God throughout the old testement, God the Father, is also another way to look at a change in our relationship to God

sean1122 · Nov 18, 2007, 06:56 PM

How does each proposition about the Holy Spirit assert His divinity?

Fr_Chuck · Nov 18, 2007, 06:59 PM

What propositions?

What are your opinons on it, what is this list of questions for , homework, church bible class?

sean1122 · Nov 18, 2007, 07:01 PM

I am reading The Creed and these are just some things that I do not clearly understand.

Fr_Chuck · Nov 18, 2007, 07:07 PM

One can not know what each question means, when you ask several separate questions, some may be able to know, but when you look at one question by itself, there has to enough info in that,

Please list what porpositions you are discussing and wish to discuss

Also I will note that your wording seems somewhat "warning" of someone who is more anti christian since the wording is not those normal people use,

sean1122 · Nov 18, 2007, 07:17 PM

In no way am I anti christian or do I have wrong intentions. I simply am reading the creed for a bible study I am part of and these are some of the things I cannot "grasp".

RickJ · Nov 19, 2007, 04:59 AM

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is written with the Creed as it's base... with lengthy explanation of each line.

Check it out here. You can choose from the Compendium or the full Catechism:
The Holy See - Archive - Catechism of the Catholic Church

RickJ · Nov 19, 2007, 05:05 AM

< Since the original questions are all specific to the Nicene Creed, the threads have been merged >