Show TEllS ORIGIN OF APOSTlES CREED Rev Charles Curtis Mcintire Delivers Sermon Concern Concerning Concerning ing Christians Belief MANY SACRIFICES MADE EARLY FOLLOWERS OF JESUS AND DOCTRINES DISCUSSED Sunday m Rev Charles Curtis McIntire pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church preached the first firstIn firstin In a series 0 of sermons on the apostles creed to a large audience The subject Sunday was I Believe and Mr Mc McIntyre McIntyre Intyre delivered a forceful discourse On January 23 he will deliver the second ser SeP sermon mon In the tho series serles his subject being Christ and His Analysis of Men Upon the following Sunday mornings his topics will be as IJ follow ollow January 30 Christ and His Requirement ot of Men February 6 Christ and the Temptations of Men Meni February 13 Christ and His Demands of Men February 20 Christ and His Pur Purpose Purpose pose for Men February Zi 27 Christ and His Destiny for Men Mr Mcintyre said in part Sunday morning Our English word creed Is derived from the Latin credo meaning I be believe lieve and denotes in the ecclesiastical sense a summary of doctrines formulated and accepted by a 8 body of worshipers While the several denominations of the Protestant church have their own char characteristic beliefs concisely stilted stated yet the great holy Catholic church accepting the sCriptures as the only Infallible rule of faith and practice has adopted one gen general general eral and Inclusive code known as the apostles creed The apostles creed was composed by Christ although He required faith In Himself then as now as the condition on which He bestowed the benefit ot of His healing and grace And we may con conceIve that the only creed our Lord ever taught the world was a statement as simple as this I believe Jesus of Naz Nazareth Nazareth is the Son of God and the Mes slab Apostles Creed Precious Moreover whatever of the character of creed the primitive Christians pos possessEd possessed they kept In their own hearts covered from the unfriendly eyes of the scoffing public and used It as a pass password password word In the Christian fellowship rather than as an open confession of faith to the world For this reason In the writings of the early church fathers there can be found no concise final statement of the fundamentals ot of Bible Christianity The apostles creed has received its name because the doctrines are in accord accordance anco ance with the sum of the apostles teach teachIng teaching Ing Its origin was by no one Individual It is the product of many minds Its va various various rious articles added at different times are the results of great discussions tre tremendous tremendous struggles terrible persecutions and martyrdoms Coming Into existence gradually It was not complete before the fifth century although a similar form was In use at the close of the second century for the train trainIng training Ing and Instruction of candidates for ad admission admission mission to the church Formulated at such an expenditure of blood and brain brainand brainand I and passion of earths choicest men of the early centuries the truths of the apes apos apostles ties creed becoming additionally pro pre precious dons cious have knit themselves firm and deep about the hearts of past generations and today are holding In their enduring grasp the soul of the race |