This week's lesson is "A Summary of the Bible Story." Howell makes the argument that the Creed is a short-hand, a condensed version, "Cliff Notes," if you will, for the Bible. (The Bible is some 1,189 chapters and 31,000-plus verses...thank goodness for Cliff Notes, thank goodness for the Creed.) My question to you all this week is do you agree with his argument that the Creed functions as a sort of "Cliff Notes?" If not, then what parts of Scripture fall outside the scope of the Creed? What are the benefits of this "Cliff Notes" function of the Creed? What are the dangers in just reading the "Cliff Notes," in just reading the Creed?
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Mayhem...way to put it! Put an Amen on the end of that post and you have THE sermon for Easter. I pose a question (actually posed by a former professor, Peter Storey) that comes to mind when reading your post, "why do more Americans show up for Mother's Day than Good Friday?" Here again the Pastel M&Ms (no disrespect to Moms) vs. the Crown of thorns.
Check out this link for the height of all things that Jesus probably doesn't want his name attached to: http://www.shipoffools.com/Gadgets/index.html
Cheers,
Chris
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