The Nicene creed

This morning during the service I have to introduce the Nicene Creed.

It's the one I know best because as a child we used to chant it at church, then as a teenager and a young adult I used to sing it in Latin in choirs (Beethoven first - Bach the most sublime).

We sometimes think of how the creed unites our different nationalities - last week Samy thought about everyone's country of origin.

This week I am thinking about the different generations - this doesn't change. Since 325 this doesn't change!

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Jon said…
Alan,

You are my hero. It's because of phrases like this:

This morning during the service I have to introduce the Nicene Creed.

but most of all this:

then as a teenager and a young adult I used to sing it in Latin in choirs (Beethoven first - Bach the most sublime).

Take care
12:20 am
Alan said…
Funnily enough, most of our folk know the apostles' creed off by heart because we usually recite it each week. But the other week at Blaye we used the Nicene creed and in our hymnbook (ERF) the filioque clause has been removed. Imagine ! I said "but we are not orthodox, we are catholic..." (I hope you understand what I mean. If not ask Jon.)

Yesterday I ended up chanting the creed in English in the car for the guy with whom I had the discussion about the filioque clause.

Now has anyone set the Westmminster confession to music? If not, it's about time.
7:26 am
Jon said…
The Westminster Confession only allows the singing of Psalms if I remember correctly - in which case, to set it to music would probably be theologically abhorrent to the Divines?

Give me the WCF and I can make it say anything... Luther?
2:59 pm
Jon said…
Chapter 21:
Section V. The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear, the sound preaching and conscionable hearing of the Word, in obedience unto God, with understanding, faith and reverence, singing of psalms with grace in the heart; as also, the due administration and worthy receiving of the sacraments instituted by Christ, are all parts of the ordinary religious worship of God: beside religious oaths, vows, solemn fastings, and thanksgivings upon special occasions, which are, in their several times and seasons, to be used in an holy and religious manner.
3:05 pm
Alan said…
Oh no ! What have I done ?

That's heresy isn't it ???

(Jon - have a nice cup of tea and a sit down before you start about heresy and WCF, OK?)
3:38 pm
Jon said…
Sigh...
11:28 pm
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