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Methodist: Apostles' Creed
Monday, April 15, 2019I am a Methodist, and I was wondering why we recite the Apostles' Creed. What's the point?
Sincerely,
Method To The Madness?
Dear Method To The Madness,
The Methodist church recites the Apostles’ Creed because the Methodist Worship Manual says to. The Apostles’ Creed is a manmade document, and even though much of it is accurate – it isn’t from the Bible. It is a commentary on Bible teachings that has been adopted as a statement of faith by many churches… this is wrong. God tells us to never add or subtract from His Word (Rev 22:18-19). There is no need for creeds and statements of faith – the Bible is our statement of faith (Rom 10:17, Rom 1:16). The Methodist church, along with many others, have left the biblical foundation of Christ and added their own traditions and systems that warp and pervert God’s true intent for Christianity (Gal 1:6-9). The only way to rectify this is to shed all creeds, traditions, and manmade doctrines. We must return to the Bible, and the Bible only, as our guide. If we follow the Bible pattern for the church, we will have total confidence that we are pleasing to God. SB