“The Bible is an awful big thing to go all through, of a Sunday, eh? The creeds mentioned are summaries of Christian belief originating from quite early in Christian history. They are widely held by lots of groups. They are quite short. The three together would take 5 minutes to read, at the outside. I find them a useful filter.”
I don’t criticize anyone who finds creeds both scriptural and useful. I just don’t think they should be bound on anyone.
And yet the entire core of CoC belief can be said by a parrot over and over again!
Acts 2:38
Acts 2:38
Acts 2:38
Acts 2:38
without ever asking why Paul was already chosen by God before he was ever baptized (He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name...), or why Cornelius exhibited the “signs” that FOLLOWED baptism before he was baptized ACTS 10: 43-45