As Christians, we believe more than the Creed says, but we don’t believe less.

KEY VERSES

Romans 1:16 (NASB)

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 1:16 (NASB)

16 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

Genesis 1:1 (NASB)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 17:1 (NASB)

1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be blameless.

UNDERSTANDING

• What is an oath, motto, slogan, or mission statement that you learned at some point in your life because of your connection to a particular school or organization?

• What do corporate statements do for a group and the individuals within it?

• What are some essential beliefs of Christianity?

• Why is it that the word “Christian” has come to mean different things to different people, some of them excluding or veering from those essential beliefs we hold dear?

• How does this fact illuminate the need for this particular study?

• The Apostles’ Creed begins with the phrase, “I believe in.” What are some common things people say they believe in today?

• What are some other Bible verses besides Romans 1:16 someone might use to express his or her belief about God?

• How would you describe the difference between knowledge and belief?

• What are some mistaken beliefs that exist in culture today about what makes people right with God?

• What does the Holy Spirit allow us to call God?

• Biological parents accept and receive the child God gave them. Adoptive parents have to choose to adopt. How does it make you feel to know that God chose you?

• Why should knowing God is your Father give you assurance in every area of life?

• Over a billion people around the world do not know God as Father. Why would we want them to know God in the way we do, as a loving Father?

• What do you see in these two passages that reveals God’s character as both personal and powerful? Explain.

• When have you been compelled to think of God as Almighty Creator? How should this title of God shape your understanding of Him?

• Why is it important to believe that God is all-powerful and has authority over all things?

• Read 1 John 4:9-10. Why did John emphasize that the Father’s love cannot be properly understood through the lens of our love for the Father (v. 10)?

• What does the fact that God “sent” Jesus to be the “propitiation for our sins” tell you about the relationship of the Father to the Son? What does it tell you about their roles and purposes?
  

APPLICATION

• If an unbeliever asked what you believe about your faith, how would you answer?

• How does believing that God is the Almighty Creator of heaven and earth encourage you in your present circumstance? How does it give you community?

• Which of the two attributes do you tend to think of most when you think about God the Father: powerful or personal? Why do you relate to Him in that particular way? Why is it vital to relate to God as both/and, not either/or?

• What connection is there between knowing clearly what you believe and your ability to share what you believe with others?

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