Category Archives: Church Services

“… through whom all things were made.” This passage tells us that Jesus Christ cooperated with God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the work of creation. We see this in St. John’s gospel “…all things were made through him, and … Continue reading →

“… light of light, true God of true God, begotten not made….” This phrase continues the thought of the previous one stating that Jesus Christ is born of the father (begotten, not made) and so is true God of true God. … Continue reading →

“… the Son of God, the Only-Begotten; begotten of the Father before all ages.” The difficulty in understanding this phrase is the word “begotten”, a verb no longer used in English. To see what it means, let’s look at an … Continue reading →

“… and in one Lord, Jesus Christ” In the ancient Jewish bible there were no vowels, only consonants. In other words the name “Barbara” would be “Brbr”. The word “beautiful” would be “btfl”. As one can imagine, this made for certain difficulties … Continue reading →

“… and of all things visible and invisible.” When the Creed refers to all things invisible it is referring to angels. God created the angels before creating the material world and human beings. The word “angelos” in Greek means ‘messenger” and being … Continue reading →