REAL CONSERVATIVES

NEVER TOLERATE TYRANNY!....Conservative voices from the GRASSROOTS.

  • Pastor Thomas Gilbert Cole(Chaplain Tom)

    This preacher is a minister of the saving Gospel, of our Precious Lord and Saviour
    Jesus Christ: I have believed with my whole heart, soul,
    and very being, in the Virgin Birth, Sinless Life, Death/Burial/Resurrection,
    and through faith repented by remorsefully confessing and turning from my sins,
    by calling on the Name of Jesus Christ, trusting entirely in His Shed Blood for
    the Remission of my SINS, and Eternal Life! His Spirit has witnessed to my
    spirit that I am His Child(The Baptism of the Holy Ghost), in obedience
    baptized in
    water, strive to live a Holy/Consecrated life, and have received the
    “Filling of the Spirit”. Why do I tell you this?
    Because there is no other way, no other name whereby we must be saved;
    whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved!!!!


    In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
    according to the riches of his grace;” Ephesians 1: 7. “But God, who is
    rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead
    in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath
    raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ
    Jesus: That in ages to come he might
    shew the exceeding riches of his grace(unmerited favor) in his kindness toward
    us through Christ Jesus. FOR BY GRACE
    ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT OF
    GOD: NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD
    BOAST. For we are his
    workmanship,
    created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we
    should walk in them.” Ephesians 2 :
    4-10. We are not saved by good works, we
    do not stay saved by good works, but we do good works because we are saved and
    born again!! The Most High, Holy, and
    Righteous Almighty God(The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost), and His
    preserved word, the Holy Bible must be first and foremost in our hearts and
    minds; for only what is done for Almighty God will last throughout eternity; in
    the New Heaven and New Earth!!! I pray that this is not in any way offensive to you but if it is I plead with you to examine yourself, to
    insure that you are in the Faith once delivered unto the saints-if you have not been saved by Grace, now is the time.

    FAITH THROUGH TRUTH

    A STATEMENT OF FAITH

    A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLE

    THE HOLY BIBLE

    We believe the Holy Bible, consisting of 66 books of the Old and
    New Testaments, are the revelation of Almighty God to mankind, and is
    verbally and fully inspired by Him, is fully and totally sufficient for
    the complete knowledge of Almighty God, and His will; and the eternal
    welfare of {ALL} mankind. Is infallible, preserved without error in the
    King James Bible(Almighty God’s preserved word from the Sixteenth
    Century through the Twenty First Century); and is the supreme authority
    for all Christian conduct, faith, and practice. II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:21, I Corinthians 2:13, Deuteronomy 29:29, II Timothy 3:15, John 10:35

    ALMIGHTY GOD

    We believe there is but One God(The Father, The Son, and The Holy
    Ghost), eternally existing in Three Persons, that these are equal in
    every divine perfection, they execute distinct and harmonious offices in
    the work of Creation, Providence, and Redemption. Deuteronomy 6:4, II Corinthians 13:14

    OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST

    We believe Jesus Christ is the true God, and true man, He is fully
    Divine and also fully human, He preexisted eternally with the Father.
    Was conceived of The Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary, lived a
    perfect sinless life, and died(Rose Again)
    substitutionary(DEATH/BURIAL/RESURECTION) for the sins of mankind. He
    arose bodily from the grave, ascended to Heaven. He is the High Priest,
    and only Advocate for His people. He will return personally and bodily
    to earth. He is the world’s only Saviour. I Corinthians 8:4, I
    Corinthians 15:1-10, John 1:1, Mathew 1:23-25, Genesis 1:1, Colossians
    1: l6-17, Mathew 28-19, John 14:3, Acts 4:12, I Timothy 2:6, John 14:6, Hebrews 4:14-16, Romans 10:13

    THE HOLY GHOST

    We believe that the Holy Ghost is a Divine Person of the
    Godhead(Trinity). He is sent from The Father by The Son to convict the
    world, to regenerate(repent), and to indwell those who trust in Christ
    Jesus, to baptize them into the Body of Christ, to seal them to the day
    of Redemption, to guide them into Truth, to fill them for a life of
    Holiness, and Victory. To empower the Redeemed for/to witness and
    service. He gives spiritual gifts to believers for the proper
    functioning in the Body of Christ, which is the Church. Acts 1:8-16,
    Ephesians 1:13-14, I Corinthians 2:9-12, I Corinthians 3:16, I
    Corinthians 12:3-13 & 27-31.

    MAN

    We believe that mankind was created by Almighty God, in His own
    image, and is therefore accountable to his Creator. It was through
    sinful rebellion that the first man fell from his original state of
    moral perfection. Because of this he brought upon himself, and the
    whole human race the penalty for sin, which is spiritual and physical
    death. Since Adam every person is born with an inherently sinful
    natured, and therefore is a sinner in deed, though, and word. Every
    person individually, therefore, stands under the just condemnation of
    Almighty God; and is unable to save himself, or to present deeds(works)
    worthy of any merit whatsoever before the Creator. Genesis 1:26-27,
    Genesis 2:7, Mathew 5:20-48, John 3:36, Romans 2:6-16, Romans 5:12-21, Romans 6:23

    SALVATION

    We believe that a person is Saved by Almighty God’s Grace alone,
    made possible by the Shed Blood of Jesus Christ(we must believe in a
    Virgin Birth, Sinless life, and the Death, Burial and Resurrection), and
    through faith realize that we are sinners, then call on the name of our
    Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ trusting in His Shed Blood for the
    remission of our sins, and Eternal Life. The Holy Ghost then witness of
    our spirit that we are His children. The promises of this Salvation
    include the forgiveness of sins, a new standing before Almighty God; the
    impartation of new life, and all the Blessings that accompany a
    wonderful family relationship Our Father, Which Art In Heaven. The
    assurance of Salvation is the Blessed Hope of every true believer in
    Christ Jesus. Acts, 3:19, Acts 4:12 Acts 16: 31, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 3:28, Romans 10:9-13, John 1:12, John 3: 15-18, John 10:28, Philippians 1:6

    CHRISTIAN WALK

    We believe that Almighty God expects every true
    believer to live a holy and consecrated life of obedience, in which
    every area is brought under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and the fruit
    of The Holy Ghost becomes increasingly evident in their lives. The goal
    of the Christian life is to be conformed to the very image of Christ
    Jesus. This image is unfolded by self-giving and love for Almighty God,
    our neighbors, our enemies, and one another(The Church. The life and
    character of Jesus Christ, which grows through the Holy Ghost, is a very
    noticeable difference from the life of this world. And true Christians
    will suffer persecution. A believer who resist the gracious working of
    the Holy Ghost, and therefore fails to grow in obedience will be
    chastened in infinite love by their Heavenly Father, they can learn Holy
    and Consecrated obedience to the word of Almighty God. If not please
    examine yourself, that you personally are in the faith once delivered
    unto the Saints! John 14:2l, 1 John 2:l5-17, Galatians 5:22-23, II
    Corinthians 3:17-18, II Corinthians 10: 4-5, Mathew 22:37-40, Hebrews
    10:25-26, Hebrews 12:5-14

    THE CHURCH(THE HOUSE OF AMIGHTY GOD, A PLACE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLE)

    We believe that the Church of our Lord and Saviour
    Jesus Christ is the Universal company of Almighty God’s redeemed people,
    His Body, of which He is the Head, His Bride, whom He loves infinitely,
    and Hid Temple, in which He dwells. This Universal Body of Jesus
    Christ is visibly expressed in local assemblies, whose purpose is to
    Glorify Almighty God through fellowship, worship, instruction in
    Almighty God’s preserved word, observing all the ordinances, and
    Biblical teaching in service to the world. The most important task for
    His Church is to make disciples for Christ Jesus, in all nations through
    the proclamation and teaching of the Saving Gospel. And the Church
    must show its love and compassion of the Redeemer of mankind through
    word and deed to an alienated world. The Church of our Lord and Saviour
    Jesus Christ builds people. The Church is about people, and therefore
    can not be connected to any area of government. It the Church is an
    Organism. It cannot be a corporation, or tax exempt organization. The
    Church therefore is a Free Church. Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians
    2:19-25, Ephesians 3: 6-10,Ephesians 4:11-13, Ephesians 5: 19-27,
    Matthew 26:26-29, Matthew 28:18-20, I Peter 2:9-10, I Titus 2:11-14, I
    Thessalonians 2:14, II Thessalonians 13-17, Hebrews 10:25

    THE PASTOR

    Must be born again, saved by Grace, anointed, called
    and sent by the Holy Ghost. He must preach and teach from the
    preserved word, the Holy Bible. The Pastor must be the husband of one
    wife. He must truly place Almighty God(The Father, The Son, and The
    Holy Ghost) first and foremost in his actions, and his very life. His
    Head and Cornerstone is the Redeemer of “{ALL}” mankind our Lord and
    Saviour Jesus Christ.- Women are of great value to the Church of our
    Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and must be used according to the gifts
    given them. (What about Galatians 3:28 this verse pertains to
    Salvation. I Corinthians ll:3?)- Ephesians 3:7, Ephesians 4:11, I Timothy 2, 10-15, — I Timothy 3:1-8, John 6:38, Titus 1:4-9,

    THE LAST DAYS

    We believe in the personal and visible return of our
    Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to the earth, and the establishment of
    His Kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body of Christ
    Jesus(individual to be judged at the Judgment Seat Of Christ), and the
    final Judgment at the White Throne Judgment(the final judgment for the
    eternal joy of the righteous, and endless suffering of the wicked. II
    Corinthians 4:1-14,5:1-11, Luke 16:22-25, I Thessalonians 4:16-18,
    Revelation 22:1-21.

    SATAN AND HELL

    We believe in the personality of Satan, the prince
    and power of this world, and his ultimate defeat by our Precious Lord
    the Redeemer of mankind Jesus Christ. We believe in a literal Hell, a
    place prepared for Satan, his devils, and his human followers. – Matthew
    25:41, I Peter 5:6-11, Ephesians 2:1-10,

    CREATION

    We believe Almighty God(The Father, The
    Son, and The Holy Ghost), Which Art In Heaven. Created the Universe and
    the Planet Earth as a beautiful habitation for mankind. This special
    creation was given to humankind to have dominion over. Genesis 1:23, 9:2-3, l0:9, 27:3. John 1:1-4

    Subject: : THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

    Subject: THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

    THE REJECTION OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD(THE FATHER, THE SON, AND
    THE HOLY GHOST) IS BEYOND DOUBT, OR CONTROVERSY THE FIRST AND FOREMOST
    SIN OF THE CHURCHES OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.

    THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

    ”We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be
    the verbally and complete inspired Word of God written by men who were
    supernaturally inspired. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and
    God-breathed, and therefore are the final authority for faith and life.
    The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are complete and divine
    revelation of God to Man. (2 Timothy 3 : 16-17; 2 Peter 1 : 20-21).
    We further believe that the 1611 Bible is the PRESERVED Word of God for
    all English speaking people.

    Exodus 21

    The Holy Bible: King James Version.
    The Second Book of Moses, Called
    Exodus20

    The Ten Commandments
    Deut. 5.1-21

    1
    And God spake all these words, saying,

    2
    ¶ I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

    3
    ¶ Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

    4
    ¶ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

    5
    thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: Ex. 34.17 · Lev. 19.4 ; 26.1 · Deut. 4.15-18 ; 27.15 for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

    6
    and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Ex. 34.6, 7 · Num. 14.18 · Deut. 7.9, 10

    7
    ¶ Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: Lev. 19.12 for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

    8
    ¶ Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Ex. 16.23-30 ; 31.12-14

    9
    Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work:

    10
    but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, Ex. 23.12 ; 31.15 ; 34.21 ; 35.2 · Lev. 23.3 thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

    11
    for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Gen. 2.1-3 · Ex. 31.17

    12
    ¶ Honor thy father and thy mother: Deut. 27.16 · Mt. 15.4 ; 19.19 · Mk. 7.10 ; 10.19 · Lk. 18.20 · Eph. 6.2 that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Eph. 6.3

    13
    ¶ Thou shalt not kill. Gen. 9.6 · Lev. 24.17 · Mt. 5.21 ; 19.18 · Mk. 10.19 · Lk. 18.20 · Rom. 13.9 · Jas. 2.11

    14
    ¶ Thou shalt not commit adultery. Lev. 20.10 · Mt. 5.27 ; 19.18 · Mk. 10.19 · Lk. 18.20 · Rom. 13.9 · Jas. 2.11

    15
    ¶ Thou shalt not steal. Lev. 19.11 · Mt. 19.18 · Mk. 10.19 · Lk. 18.20 · Rom. 13.9

    16
    ¶ Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Ex. 23.1 · Mt. 19.18 · Mk. 10.19 · Lk. 18.20

    17
    ¶ Thou shalt not covet Rom. 7.7 ; 13.9
    thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor
    his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any
    thing that is thy neighbor’s.

    The People’s Fear
    Deut. 5.22-33

    18
    ¶ And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the
    noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

    19
    And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. Heb. 12.18, 19

    20
    And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you,
    and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

    21
    ¶ And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

    22
    And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

    23
    Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

    24
    An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon
    thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen:
    in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will
    bless thee.

    25
    And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: Deut. 27.5-7 · Josh. 8.31 for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

    26
    Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

    CREEDS FOR CHRISTIAN PATRIOTS

    Christian Creeds
    Apostles’ Creed Nicene Creed Definition of Chalcedon Athanasian Creed
    The Apostles’ Creed
    The Apostles’ Creed is one of the oldest creeds of Christianity,
    dating in an early form to at least the middle second century with roots
    in the biblical traditions of the Gospels. Some phrases were added for
    clarity as late as the fourth century, but the basic creed remained
    intact. The clearly Trinitarian structure was likely intended to counter
    the teachings of Marcion who denied that the God of the Old Testament
    was the same God revealed in Jesus the Christ. This Trinitarian
    formulation would remain the basic structure of all the early creeds.
    The Apostles’ Creed has often been divided into 12 sections for
    catechesis, instruction for new converts or children.
    There has been some misunderstanding surrounding the phrase ”he
    descended into hell.” In fact, some church traditions omit this phrase
    from public recital of the Creed because some see this phrase as
    confirming an early belief that Jesus preached to the dead during the
    time between his crucifixion and resurrection (cf. 1 Peter 3:19, 4:6).
    However, many biblical scholars do not agree that the biblical
    traditions actually describe Jesus preaching to the dead, and therefore
    understand the phrase to be a metaphor for burial: ”he descended into
    the realm of the dead,” that is, that he spent the time among the dead
    (see ”He Descended into Hell”: Sheol, Hell, and the Dead). Some
    Protestants have also objected to the phrase ”holy catholic church,”
    assuming that this is a reference to Roman Catholicism when in fact the
    term simply means ”universal,” ”inclusive,” or ”unified” (see Catholic
    Spirit). -Dennis Bratcher, ed.
    I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,
    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord, who was
    conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under
    Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and 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 there he shall
    come to judge the quick and the dead.
    I believe in the Holy Spirit, I believe in the holy catholic church,
    the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
    the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
    The Apostles’ Creed has often been divided into 12 sections for catechesis, instruction for new converts or children.
    1. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,
    2. And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord,

    3. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,

    4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell.

    5. The third day he rose again from the dead;

    6. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.

    7. From there he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

    8. I believe in the Holy Spirit,

    9. I believe in the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,

    10. The forgiveness of sins,

    11. The resurrection of the body,

    12. And the life everlasting. Amen.

    The Nicene Creed
    The Nicene Creed was developed by the early Church largely in
    response to the teachings of Arius. Arianism taught that Jesus was not
    truly divine and of a different ”substance” than God, which challenged
    the developing doctrine of the Trinity in the early church. The emperor
    Constantine, newly converted to Christianity, called a Church Council at
    Nicæa in AD 325 to bring some unity to the church amid developing
    controversies and false teachings. The Council at Nicæa adopted an early
    form of the creed, although the basic present form emerged from the
    Council of Constantinople in AD 381. It was officially adopted by the
    Council of Chalcedon in AD 451.
    A major controversy in the church has swirled around one phrase of
    the creed, the so-called filioque clause. In the phrase, ”We believe in
    the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the
    Father and the Son” the debate concerned whether the Holy Spirit
    proceeded from only the Father, or from the Father and the Son [filioque
    in Latin]. The phrase ”and the Son” was not in the original Greek
    version of the Creed accepted at Nicæa and Constantinople. It was added
    in the Latin versions used in the Western (Roman) church in AD 589 as an
    attempt to clarify the relationship of the three persons of the
    Trinity. The concern was that the original wording made Jesus the Christ
    subordinate to the Father, a view that the Western church felt
    endangered the doctrine of the Trinity.
    However, the Eastern tradition was committed to the earlier Greek
    version of the Creed and resisted any change. This highlighted the
    growing rift between the Eastern and Western traditions that would
    eventually lead to a permanent break in AD 1054. As a result, the
    Eastern Church has never used the version with the filioque clause (see
    Eastern Orthodox Catechism), while most churches that derive from the
    Western tradition use the creed with the filioque clause. However, the
    Episcopal Church has recently approved omission of the filioque clause
    in new editions of the Book of Common Prayer.
    The Church has widely used the Nicene Creed since the fifth century.
    In some liturgical churches, for example the Episcopal/Anglican
    Churches, it is recited every Sunday. In others, the Nicene Creed is
    alternated with the Apostles’ Creed for Sunday worship, although the
    Apostles’ Creed is more often used at Baptismal services. The Eastern
    Orthodox tradition uses only the Nicene Creed. While most non-liturgical
    Protestant churches prefer the shorter Apostles’ Creed, none would
    object to the doctrines the Nicene Creed summarizes. It is the only
    creed accepted by all three major branches of Christendom: Protestant,
    Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox. -Dennis Bratcher, ed.
    We believe in one God the Father, the Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and 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 [substance] 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 truly human. 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
    The Nicene Creed is also sometimes divided into 12 sections for catechesis (see Eastern Orthodox Catechism):
    1. We believe in one God the Father, the Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and of all that is, seen and unseen.
    2. 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 [substance] with the
    Father. Through him all things were made.
    3. 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 truly human.
    4. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
    5. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
    6. he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
    7. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end..
    8. 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.
    9. We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
    10. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
    11. We look for the resurrection of the dead,
    12. and the life of the world to come. Amen.
    Adapted from a translation by the International Consultation on English Texts, 1975
    The Definition of Chalcedon (451)
    The Council at Nicæa in AD 325 had addressed the discussions and
    controversies over how to understand the relationship between God the
    Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. However, it did not put an
    end to them. Nicæa had rejected the view of Arianism, which held that
    Jesus was so human that he was of a different substance and nature than
    God. However, soon afterward the opposite idea emerged, that Jesus was
    not really a human being, that his human nature was so overpowered by
    the divine nature that his humanity was either obliterated altogether or
    was submersed in the divine (a position known as monophysitism, ”one
    nature”).
    The fourth ecumenical Council at Chalcedon in Asia Minor (what is now
    Turkey) met in 451 to address the idea that Jesus lacked a human nature
    (along with other ecclesiastical issues). Chalcedon attempted to define
    a middle way that balanced Jesus’ divine and human aspects by
    emphasizing that Jesus had two natures unified in one person, so that he
    was genuinely human and yet truly divine. Chalcedon was also careful to
    avoid saying that Jesus was two persons, a position called Nestorianism
    that had already been rejected at the third ecumenical Council at
    Ephesus in 431.
    As might be expected, Chalcedon had no better success in ending the
    Christological controversies than had Nicæa. Several groups in the
    Eastern Church, especially in the Middle East, rejected Chalcedon and
    adopted the ”one nature” position of monophysitism, which many still
    hold today. However, in most of the church the Definition of Chalcedon
    became the accepted doctrinal definition of the person of Jesus the
    Christ. -Dennis Bratcher, ed.
    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 and a body. He is of
    the same reality as God as far as his deity is concerned and of the
    same reality as we ourselves as far as his humanness is concerned; thus
    like us in all respects, sin only excepted. Before time began he was
    begotten of the Father, in respect of his deity, and now in these ”last
    days,” for us and behalf of our salvation, this selfsame one was born of
    Mary the virgin, who is God-bearer in respect of his humanness.
    We also teach that we apprehend this one and only Christ-Son, Lord,
    only-begotten – in two natures; and we do this without confusing the two
    natures, without transmuting one nature into the other, without
    dividing them into two separate categories, without contrasting them
    according to area or function. The distinctiveness of each nature is not
    nullified by the union. Instead, the ”properties” of each nature are
    conserved and both natures concur in one ”person” and in one reality.
    They are not divided or cut into two persons, but are together the one
    and only and only-begotten Word of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus have
    the prophets of old testified; thus the Lord Jesus Christ himself
    taught us; thus the Creed of the Fathers* has handed down to us.
    *a reference to the Nicene Creed
    Another version of the Definition of Chalcedon (in more traditional language)
    We, then, following the holy Fathers, all with one consent, teach men
    to confess one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the same
    perfect in Godhead and also perfect in manhood; truly God and truly man,
    of a rational soul and body; consubstantial with the Father according
    to the Godhead, and consubstantial with us according to the Manhood; in
    all things like unto us, without sin; begotten before all ages of the
    Father according to the Godhead, and in these latter days, for us and
    for our salvation, born of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, according
    to the Manhood;
    One and the same Christ, Son, Lord, only begotten, to be acknowledged
    in two natures, inconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably;
    the distinction of natures being by no means taken away by the union,
    but rather the property of each nature being preserved, and concurring
    in one Person and one Subsistence, not parted or divided into two
    persons, but one and the same Son, and only begotten, God the Word, the
    Lord Jesus Christ; as the prophets from the beginning [have declared]
    concerning Him, and the Lord Jesus Christ Himself has taught us, and the
    Creed* of the holy Fathers has handed down to us.
    *a reference to the Nicene Creed
    The Athanasian Creed
    While the Athanasian Creed is one of the three most important Creeds
    of the early Church, its author and origin remains a mystery. It is
    named after the well known fourth-century apologist and theologian
    Anathasius who played an important role in defining and defending the
    orthodox doctrines of the Trinity and the person of Christ, which are
    central features of this creed. However, Anathasius died in AD 373 and
    the Athanasian Creed closely reflects wording of the Nicene Creed
    adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, suggesting that it was
    written sometime after that. It is not mentioned in historical documents
    until the later seventh century, and was likely written in the Western
    Church sometime in the sixth or early seventh century. However, since
    the first work on the Nicene Creed began at the Council of Nicæa in AD
    325, it is likely that Anathasius helped shape much of the Trinitarian
    language that the fourth and fifth century church used in both creeds.
    -Dennis Bratcher, ed.
    Whoever wishes to be saved must, above all else, hold to the true
    Christian Faith. Whoever does not keep this faith pure in all points
    will certainly perish forever.
    Now this is the true Christian faith: We worship one God in three
    persons and three persons in one God, without mixing the persons or
    dividing the divine being. For each person — the Father, the Son, and
    the Holy Spirit — is distinct, but the deity of Father, Son, and Holy
    Spirit is one, equal in glory and coeternal in majesty. What the Father
    is, so is the Son, and so is the Holy Spirit.
    The Father is uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy Spirit
    uncreated; The Father is eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit
    eternal. And yet they are not three who are eternal, but there is one
    who is eternal, just as they are not three who are uncreated, nor three
    who are infinite, but there is one who is uncreated and one who is
    infinite.
    In the same way the Father is almighty, the Son is almighty, and the
    Holy Spirit is almighty. And yet they are not three who are almighty,
    but there is one who is almighty. So the Father is God, the Son is God,
    the Holy Spirit is God. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God. So
    the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, the Holy Spirit is Lord; yet they
    are not three Lords, but one Lord.
    For just as Christian truth compels us to confess each person
    individually to be God and Lord, so the true Christian faith forbids us
    to speak of three Gods or three Lords. The Father is neither made not
    created, nor begotten of anyone. The Son is neither made nor created,
    but is begotten of the Father alone. The Holy Spirit is neither made nor
    created nor begotten, but proceeds from the Father and the Son. So
    there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one
    Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits.
    And within this Trinity none comes before or after; none is greater
    or inferior, but all three persons are coequal and coeternal, so that in
    every way, as stated before, all three persons are to be worshiped as
    one God and one God worshiped as three persons. Whoever wishes to be
    saved must have this conviction of the Trinity.
    It is furthermore necessary for eternal salvation truly to believe
    that our Lord Jesus Christ also took on human flesh. Now this is the
    true Christian faith: We believe and confess, that our Lord Jesus
    Christ, God’s Son, is both God and Man. He is God, eternally begotten
    from the nature of the Father, and he is man, born in time from the
    nature of his mother, fully God, fully man, with rational soul and human
    flesh, equal to the Father, as to his deity, less than the Father, as
    to his humanity; and though he is both God and Man, Christ is not two
    persons but one, one, not by changing the deity into flesh, but by
    taking the humanity into God; one, indeed, not by mixture of the
    natures, but by unity in one person.
    For just as the reasonable soul and flesh are one human being, so God
    and man are one Christ, who suffered for our salvation, descended into
    hell, rose the third day from the dead. He ascended into heaven, is
    seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty, and from there he
    will come to judge the living and the dead. At his coming all people
    will rise again with their own bodies to answer for their personal
    deeds. Those who have done good will enter eternal life, but those who
    have done evil will go into everlasting fire.
    This is the true Christian Faith. Whoever does not faithfully and firmly believe this cannot be saved.
    -Dennis Bratcher

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