How important are creeds and confessions?

From its earliest days, the church has proclaimed the truth of Scripture using the language of creeds. From one of our live Ask R.C. events, R.C. Sproul details the importance of creeds and confessions for the church.
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  • @PatrickTicksbo
    @PatrickTicksbo5 жыл бұрын

    Good to hear Dr. Sproul, always clarifying our understanding about crucial matters.

  • @ramonnoens5555
    @ramonnoens55555 жыл бұрын

    I miss our brother RC. I can't wait to see him again, and to worship the king side by side with him.

  • @garyh2481
    @garyh24815 жыл бұрын

    As a Catholic I follow Ligonier because of my love & respect for R.C. Sproul and his knowledge & understanding of of the Church history along with Scripture.

  • @The116thDoctor

    @The116thDoctor

    5 жыл бұрын

    Gary H pleasantly surprised to hear a Roman Catholic have respect for Dr. Sproul.

  • @garyh2481

    @garyh2481

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@The116thDoctor I can't deny the truth. As much as I can know him from what I see, He was a great man on top of being very intelligent & knowledgeable. The world needs more like him.

  • @JohnMoog-ug6bk

    @JohnMoog-ug6bk

    Жыл бұрын

    Culturally he reminds me a lot of ethnic Catholics plenty of whom he of course was around in Pittsburgh

  • @nagatakazu3994
    @nagatakazu39942 жыл бұрын

    Always bless by Dr Rc Sproul.🇹🇹

  • @beholdhisglory1657
    @beholdhisglory16575 жыл бұрын

    Good information! Thanks!

  • @built4speed101
    @built4speed1013 жыл бұрын

    Amen!

  • @johns294
    @johns2945 жыл бұрын

    I miss RC already and I’m a skeptic 🤨 . I was also catholic at one time in my life . I’ve been in an intense personal study trying to discover Jesus for about 5 years now . I am sincerely searching and have studied RC , MAC, Ligon ,Mark, Steve Lawson , Sinclair , Al Mohler and others for years . These men are intellectual giants and I’ve really really enjoyed learning from them. My journey and study continues ....I will consider any guidance that anyone has . Please don’t respond with just a verse as I know the Bible extremely well . Thx ! ✌🏼✌🏼

  • @redeemedthroughchrist878

    @redeemedthroughchrist878

    5 жыл бұрын

    You could check out this testimony kzread.info/dash/bejne/laShqbh6dcSYesY.html 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Repentance is made up of three things: 1. There is a change of mind. We wish to do good instead of wishing to do evil. 2. There is a change of heart. Instead of loving sin we have now "set our affections on things above." We love Jesus Christ and His commandments. "O how love I thy law!" (Psalm 119:97). This can never come about by an act of will, but only by an act of God. He gives us a "new heart" and a new "spirit" (Ezekiel 18:31). We become "partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4). And then "it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure" (Phil. 2:13). 3. There is a change of life. Thereby we show that our repentance is real and true. How Do I Repent? Steps in repentance: 1. Acknowledge- you admit that you are sinful. 2. Stop- stop the sin that is separating you from God. 3. Apologize- tell God that you are sorry for your sin against Him and need His help. 4. Turn Around- forsake your sin. 5. Start- start going in the right direction, towards God, and away from your sin. 6. Don't Stop- don't stop! Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. We are all sinners. The Bible presents a clear and consistent message that all people have sinned. Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory for God.” Sin means that we have missed the mark (the perfect standard) that God has set for us. As a result of the fall in the Garden of Eden, every part of us has been corrupted by sin-our minds, emotions, flesh. We don’t seek after God. The penalty for sin is death. Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” What is a wage? It is the “money that is paid or received for work or services.” In other words, it is what you deserve, what you earn. Romans 6:23 says that death is the wage for our sin. It is what we earn. We deserve to die and live separated from God forever. What is the Gospel? The Good News Since there is no way we can earn our way back to God, the Bible says He came to us! This is the good news-the Gospel. Christ died for you. Romans 5:8 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. The Bible says that even though we deserve the death penalty for our sin, Jesus took the penalty. He died in our place. Three days later, Jesus rose from death, proving that sin had been conquered. You can be saved through faith in Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. We can depend on Jesus to forgive us and give eternal life, rather than eternal death. The question is-are you ready to implement the plan, by receiving God’s gift of His Son, Jesus Christ? If so, believe in Christ and commit the rest of your life to Him. "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38). Romans 3:23-26 King James Version (KJV) 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 5:8 King James Version (KJV) 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 2 Thessalonians 3:18 King James Version (KJV) 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen

  • @johns294

    @johns294

    5 жыл бұрын

    Saved by grace through faith in Christ Glory to God .....Thank you for your suggestion

  • @johns294

    @johns294

    5 жыл бұрын

    Paul Covey ....Thanks Paul ✌️

  • @rayhernandez2162

    @rayhernandez2162

    5 жыл бұрын

    Seeing all the people you listen to I hope you get over what is stopping you from being a believer. Knowing the Bible well and believing that very same Bible, what is says are two different things. God bless you Jed.

  • @johns294

    @johns294

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ray Hernandez ....👍Thanks Ray . It’s a daily struggle for me bro

  • @SpotterVideo
    @SpotterVideo2 жыл бұрын

    Why is the term "New Covenant" not found in the Westminster Confession or in the 1689 LBCF? New Covenant Whole Gospel: Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1 , 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16 )? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49 )? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15 ? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31 -34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31 -34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6 -13, and Hebrews 10:16 -18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6 -8, and Hebrews 12:22 -24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (Acts 2:36 ) Watch the KZread video “The New Covenant” by Bob George.

  • @Kelly-Bob-88
    @Kelly-Bob-882 жыл бұрын

    I always wondered why the Heck they say descended into Hell... is that a Talmudic fake Jew thing?