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Originally Posted by VirginiaHuguenot  There is no Biblical warrant to recite creeds in public worship as a congregation. |
Dear Andrew, I appreciate from where you're coming and have great respect for your position. I believe we must do in church as the Scriptures tell us. I'm still struggling to see where the NT tells us there are strictly a
set number of elements for the gathering either by direct command or by good and necessary consequences.
The
principle I find in the NT for the gathering is
edification (1 Cor. 14:26) which happens through the word by the Spirit. This then allows for any practice that brings edification. I think it is particularly edifying to say the creeds (Apostles and Nicene not least) in the gathering because they are a great summary of Scripture. Moreover, it's a great way for the family of God learn them off-by-heart.
God bless.