I BELIEVE

Passing this on from my sweet daughter (in my own words from various creeds):

I believe in God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth and all Gibbs seen and unseen. God was and is and will always be. He is the prime mover, the highest of all spiritual beings. He preceded all that was created and will remain even if all that exists no longer exists. 

I believe in God's only begotten son-- begotten, not created -- Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ/Messiah; the incarnate logos/word -- the creative initiator who pre existed in the heavenly host and who came to be incarnate at the appointed time . . . a time decided upon before anything seen or unseen was created. Jesus Christ is the Redeemer of all creation and the Savior of all humankind, each of whom has been endowed by the Creator with free will to either accept or reject faith in God in Jesus Christ. When a person receives Jesus as her or his Savior, that person Immediately becomes transformed from being a finite creature subject to sin and death into an eternal being of light and life and love.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, the perfector of all creatures and all of creation -- the Sanctifier, also eternally existent in the Trinity. 

I believe in the Body of Christ on earth and in heaven -- those who act out the love of God and serve God and human beings and who are stewards of creation on Earth, the members collectively of the universal congregation of the faithful, both in the material plane and on the spiritual plane, eternally and abundantly alive in the life of the living God, who will never die, but live completely and eternally in and with the spirit of God.

I believe that Jesus became incarnate, lived, taught, performed miracles, was betrayed by those who believed that He threatened their power, suffered His passion under Pontius Pilate, the rulers of the Temple in Jerusalem and the political ruler of the Jews, the Tetrach Herod Antipas; was crucified, died and was buried in a stone tomb. On the third day after Jesus' death He rose from the dead and lived again on earth for fifty days as witnessed by the people who knew him best and by over 500 other people.

I believe Jesus descended into Hell to deliver the captives there from sin and death. As witnessed by His followers, Jesus ascended into Heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father, the Creator.
On Pentecost as Jesus promised, He sent the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, the Paraclete, the one who comes along side us to sanctify us, guard us, and guide us -- to reveal Jesus to us and to offer the gift of faith to us.

I believe that at a time that only the Father, the Creator knows, that Jesus will come again to live on Earth -- to fulfill the promises of God and to bring about the completion of the Rule of God,

I believe that when an individual come to believe in God in Christ Jesus that that person moves for the darkness into the light; from existence into abundant life; from slavery to sin and death into eternal life in the Glory of God.

If you have already received Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior and believe in God the Father, Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ/Messiah; the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier, Truth, Accompanier, then all the above is true and available to you.

If you do not yet believe, you can ask the Holy Spirit any question and as many questions as you need to ask until you have all you need to know and to believe.

The Living God is always able to draw you closer to His Heart. He loves you and has good plans for you whether you believe in Him or not. As long as you cling to the rational and the material you will continue to close yourself off from the possibility of eternal life in the fullness of love and light and life. That is your choice.

God deeply desires to bless you with love and a beautiful relationship that you cannot even imagine as long as you keep denying God's existence and love in Jesus Christ. 

If you do seek God, you will find Him because God created you to love you and bless you for His own sake. When you turn to Him, nothing will ever be able to cut you off from God's love, mercy, peace, joy, grace, faith and provision. 

You cannot buy faith. You cannot earn it. You cannot do anything to deserve it. Your Father in Heaven offers it to you and will keep offering it to you out of His unconditional love and mercy.

If you do not know the Living God in Christ Jesus, Beloved, all you have to do is to open your heart a little bit, and the Holy Spirit will help you gently in whatever way you need help, taking all the time you need and answering all your questions and erasing all your doubts in exactly the way you need.

My prayer is always that if you know Him already, that you will continue to allow Him to draw you closer to His heart. And for you who do not yet know Him for whatever reason, I pray that you will give Him a chance to show you and prove to you everything you need to know.

I write all this and pray in Jesus' Holy Name, Soli Deo Gloria.

Alleluia! Amen and amen.