Julia Thompson wrote:
It's in the Nicene creed. ("Holy, catholic and apostolic church" is
what is said in the Episcopal church in the US. I suppose I could go
upstairs and see what it is they say in New Zealand; I was given a New
Zealand prayerbook as a present....)
Lutherans, too, here and in NZ. I happen to be acquainted with a Lutheran pastor who is serving an Episcopal congregation in NZ. Our churches (I'm Lutheran) have "full communion," meaning that our pastors can serve in either church.
Are there some groups of Christians that don't adhere to the Nicene creed? If so, what is their belief on this matter?
Kind of begs the question, as the mainstream Christian church would take rejection of the Nicene Creed as evidence that a church is not Christian.
Those who accept and use it include all mainstream Protestants, Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Anglicans, Eastern Orthodox (who leave out the "Filioque phrase" (regarding the Spirit proceeding from the Father and Son).
Having said that, some large groups who reject it include the Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses (who accept some of it), Unitarians, some Church of God groups (on the basis that it doesn't appear in the Bible).
(Was the Roman Catholic/Eastern Orthodox split over the Nicene creed? Was there some other split over the Nicene creed? What were the points
of contention?)
That would be the "Filioque phrase" bit. A Google search on it will give lots of background.
Nick
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