It is not uncommon in this day and age to see Christians wanting to create a new and exciting worship experience, a church unlike any you have experienced before, a living and vibrant fellowship with hard-hitting, meaningful worship. Of course, aside from being demeaning to all our past Christian experience, this is also unbiblical. In today's Scripture readings we see God showing the power of his kingdom and the life of the Church. God's people are at their best when they go forth by God's revealed command, trusting in his providence to accomplish his will in this world. The Gospel spreads best when God's people do God's work against all human odds.
Want to create something revolutionary in today's local churches? Do something old. Do something in accordance with God's command. Follow biblical precedent, trusting in God's providence, not in man's wisdom.
With that in mind, let's remember something truly old, probably dating from the second century, confessed by countless Christians over the centuries, the Apostles' Creed.
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His 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 into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come 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.
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