The Creed of Faith – Part 2

This lecture presents a deep theological and spiritual explanation of the phrases of the Creed of Faith, especially the belief in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God. It clarifies the precise meanings of the divine titles and explains the difference between Christ’s essential Sonship and our sonship by adoption, while affirming the divinity, eternity, and unity of Christ with the Father.

Belief in One Lord

The lecture begins by affirming that believing in one Lord Jesus Christ does not contradict believing in God the Father, because both the Father and the Son are Lord and God, and the difference in wording does not imply a difference in essence.

The Meaning of the Titles “Lord” and “God”

It explains that the words “Lord” and “God” may sometimes be used in a figurative sense, but when they are said about Christ, they carry their true divine meaning, that is, full divinity.

The Name Jesus and the Title Christ

The name “Jesus” means Savior, while “Christ” means the Anointed One, that is, King, Priest, and Prophet, and He is the awaited Messiah upon whom humanity placed its hope for salvation.

Christ as the Awaited Messiah

The lecture explains that the Jews were awaiting the Messiah, and that the New Testament was written so that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the true Savior.

The Meaning of “Only-Begotten Son of God”

Christ is the only-begotten Son because He is begotten of the Father’s essence, nature, and divinity, while we are children of God by love, faith, and adoption, not by essence.

The Only-Begotten Son in the Holy Scripture

It reviews the biblical verses that affirm Christ as the only-begotten Son, especially in the Gospel and Epistles of John, emphasizing that this title is uniquely for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Begotten of the Father Before All Ages

The lecture explains that the Son’s begetting from the Father is eternal, without beginning, before the creation of the world, and that this begetting is divine and beyond time.

Light of Light, True God of True God

It affirms that Christ is true Light from the Light of the Father, true God, uncreated, eternal, and equal to the Father in essence, and that all that is said about God the Father applies equally to the Son.

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