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We Believe: A Simpler Creed


"In this time of desperation
When all we know is doubt and fear
There is only one foundation
We believe, we believe
In this broken generation
When all is dark, You help us see
There is only one salvation
We believe, we believe

We believe in God the Father
We believe in Jesus Christ
We believe in the Holy Spirit
And He's given us new life
We believe in the crucifixion
We believe that He conquered death
We believe in the resurrection
And He's comin' back again, we believe

So, let our faith be more than anthems
Greater than the songs we sing
And in our weakness and temptations
We believe, we believe!

We believe in God the Father!
We believe in Jesus Christ!
We believe in the Holy Spirit!
And He's given us new life!
We believe in the crucifixion!
We believe that He conquered death!
We believe in the resurrection!
And He's comin' back again!

Let the lost be found and the dead be raised!
In the here and now, let love invade!
Let the church live loud, our God we'll say
We believe, we believe!
And the gates of hell will not prevail!
For the power of God, has torn the veil!
Now we know Your love will never fail!
We believe, we believe!

We believe in God the Father
We believe in Jesus Christ
We believe in the Holy Spirit
And He's given us new life!
We believe in the crucifixion!
We believe that He conquered death!
We believe in the resurrection!
And He's comin' back,
He's comin' back again!
He's comin' back again!
We believe!
We believe " (We Believe, Newsboys)

There are many creeds that the Church in 4th Century adopted to remember the essential tenets of Christian faith. The most famous The Nicene and Apostle's Creeds, with Chalcedon Creed being the third. These creeds were created to encompass and cover a wealth of sound theology and doctrine as found in the New Testament. However, despite their usefulness then, they are quite difficult to memorize. Hence why I decided to share the "Believe" song by the new Newsboys which has synopsis that is great, "We believe in God the Father! We believe in Jesus Christ! We believe in the Holy Spirit! And He's given us new life! We believe in the crucifixion! We believe that He conquered death! We believe in the resurrection! And He's comin' back again!" In this generation being succinct is often the best path, because many don't have the Victorian's level of memory and desire to read volumes of books and recite them; and this doesn't mean this generation is stupid, they happen to be more Medieval and pictorial and musical. It behooves each generation to come up with a Creed of the Church to try and help a new generation remember the major tenets and believe. I find Newsboys very simple and easy to remember, especially if you listen to song itself. It is theologically sound, Trinitarian, and it covers Jesus' Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Return. While one could argue they could have added the Ascension, we can do that ourselves if we so desire, "We believe in Crucifixion, We believe in Resurrection, We believe in the Ascension, and He's comin Back Again."

The point is to make it catchy and short, "We believe in God the Father, We believe in Jesus Christ, We believe in Holy Spirit, We believe in Crucifixion, We believe in Resurrection, We believe in the Ascension, and He's Coming Back Again." Some may say, the Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed covers more of the Bible and beliefs, yes, but how many can recite it from memory? Especially in this generation that is very direct and to the point. Do we not want to make it accessible and easy to memorize for this generation? Is this not why we have already had a precedent to share the verses that clearly and simply share Gospel and can be committed  to memory, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son and whosoever believes in the Son shall eternal life," (John 3:16), and "This is Will of Father that you look to Son and believe in Him, and you shall have eternal life and be raised from dead at last day." (John 6:40), and, "All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God." (1 John 4:15). It is wonderful if you can commit to memory a long creed that is in harmony and exact ot Scriptures, but for those who cannot memorize something so long, why not promote a shorter creed as found in Newsboy's Song "Believe,"?

Another reason I prefer the Believe Creed, is that the Nicene Creed was created by a corrupt Church, and Constantine the Great (antichrist) presided over it. There is also all this fight over the Filoque, the additional verse the Catholic Church added which is more accurate according to Scripture. The answer to feud over the Nicene Creed was Apostle's Creed, but again these creeds are so long, this generation is not going to learn it easily. As you learn from childhood, anything committed to music is easier to remember, and the Newsboy's Believe song is easy to remember because it is succinct, catchy, and short. It definitely adheres to KISS: Keep It Simple Saints. 

Check out the Song itself here: 



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