Blaise Pascal - Beliefs

People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.De l'Art de persuader ("On the Art of Persuasion"), written 1658; published posthumously.

- Blind Faith, Beliefs, Arguments, Faith, Truth, knowledge

Rebecca Zacks on Evolutionary training.

Rebecca Zacks, October 1997 Scientific American

These days even the pope will tell you that Biological evolution is more than a hypothesis, but nearly half of American still beg to differ. Poll after poll shows a country almost equally

Christian Essentials from Grace Community Church

 Christian Essentials

• The divine inspiration and infallibility of Holy Scripture, as originally given, and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

• The unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Godhead.

• The universal sinfulness and guilt of human nature since the (all, rendering man subject to God's wrath and condemnation.

If earth's Population were... A circular Email

If Earth's population was shrunk into a village of just 100 people with all  the human ratios existing in the world still remaining -- what would this  tiny, diverse village look like? That's exactly what Phillip M. Harter, a  medical doctor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, attempted to figure out. This is what he found:

   

   57 would be Asian.

   

   21 would be European.

   

   14 would be from the Western Hemisphere.

   

   8 would be African.

   

   52 would be female.

THE ATHANASIAN CREED - 5th Century

THE ATHANASIAN CREED
EARLY FIFTH CENTURY
Whoever wills to be in a state of salvation, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic [apostolic/universal] faith, which except everyone shall have kept whole and undefiled without doubt he will perish eternally. 

DEFINITION OF CHALCEDON - 451 AD -

DEFINITION OF CHALCEDON
451 A.D.
Following, then, the holy fathers, we unite in teaching all men to confess the one and only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

This selfsame one is perfect both in deity and in humanness; this selfsame one is also actually God and actually man, with a rational soul [i.e., human soul] and a body.

Nicene Creed - Ancient & Modern

THE NICENE CREED
325 A.D.
ENGLISH VERSION 1549
(WITH A FEW MINOR UPDATES)
We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light,
Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

MODERN WORDING
(The Interdenominational Committee on Liturgical Texts)

 We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father [and the Son].
With the Father and the Son
he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. AMEN. 

Apostles Creed - MODERN ENGLISH VERSION

Apostles Creed
MODERN ENGLISH VERSION
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, Godʼs only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. AMEN. 

Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of Heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, Our Lord,
who was concieved by the power of the Holy Spirit

Abbreviated Apostles' Creed

The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in god almighty [the Father Almighty]
And in Christ Jesus , His only Son, Our Lord
Who was born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary Who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and was buried And the third day rose from the dead

Early Baptist Creed

Early Baptismal Creed
“I believe in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, who was born by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was crucified under Pontius Pilate , and rose again the third day, alive from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and sat at the right hand of the father, and will come to judge the living and the dead?” 

Nicene Creed(book of Common Prayer

The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, The Father, The Almighty maker of heaven and earth, of all that is,
seen and unseen
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, The only Son of God,
Eternally begotten of the Father
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God
begotten not made,

Nicene Creed (older Version)

The Nicene Creed
We(I) believe in one God,
the Father All-sovereign(Almighty), maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible: