Episode 69 - God is...

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The first 3 articles of faith of the New Apostolic Creed correspond to the Apostolicum – i.e. the doctrinal statements that establish the common beliefs of all Christian denominations created centuries ago by early church councils. The 3rd article of faith states, among other things, the belief in the universality of the church. 

The Church of Christ is universal and is rooted in the universality of God, who has these universal characteristics (see 2017 Autumn Vision article “Who is God?”):

  • God is perfect – In His perfection, we find all of His other attributes; He is omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient. This makes us aware that God is a completely different being than us. His perfect ways are above our ways (cf. Isaiah 55:9) and we will not understand them all the time.
  • God is love – God is not just loving, He is love. He is the genesis and essence of love - any love in this world is rooted in Him. His love is limitless, unconditional, and never-ending. He loved man so much that, when Adam and Eve fell into sin, He sent His Son to restore His broken relationship with man.
  • God is Jesus Christ – God came to earth to show us an example of how we should be, and to make salvation accessible to us, by giving His life as a sacrifice. All of that was done by God Himself as Jesus Christ.
  • God is Triune – God is composed of the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We can see God revealing His Trinity in certain passages of the Bible (cf. Matthew 28:19, Genesis 1:26). They are three distinct Persons in complete oneness. God loves our diversity, but He wants us to come into oneness, as He is.
  • God is peace – When we have a relationship with God, we begin to learn His purpose for our life, and our future to live with Him for all eternity. This brings security and peace to our lives. 

When we realize that these universal aspects bind us together as Christians, we understand that we are connected and we all belong together in the Church of Christ. This makes us confident in our profession of faith.