Heresy, Confusion, and the Holy Trinity by Rev. David Petersen
The 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 Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. The Creed. Luther's Small Catechism © 1986 Concordia Publishing House. www.cph.org.Used with permission.
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had one particular old bird at seminary of the early church variety whose personal mission was to lead the students into heresy. It wasn’t quite as mean as it sounds, though it was a little mean. It was clear he enjoyed humbling the students, showing we weren’t so clever as we thought. But his real goal was to demonstrate how easily we slip into heresy. It wasn’t a difficult task. He didn’t have to work hard at it. He just asked us to talk about the Trinity. He knew that if we talked long enough, tried to say too much, we’d slip.
