How important are creeds and confessions?

From its earliest days, the church has proclaimed the truth of Scripture using the language of creeds. From one of our live Ask R.C. events, R.C. Sproul details the importance of creeds and confessions for the church.

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[ramonnoens]

I miss our brother RC. I can't wait to see him again, and to worship the king side by side with him.

[PatrickTicksbo]

Good to hear Dr. Sproul, always clarifying our understanding about crucial matters.

[garyh]

As a Catholic I follow Ligonier because of my love & respect for R.C. Sproul and his knowledge & understanding of of the Church history along with Scripture.

[johns]

I miss RC already and I’m a skeptic 🤨 . I was also catholic at one time in my life . I’ve been in an intense personal study trying to discover Jesus for about 5 years now . I am sincerely searching and have studied RC, MAC, Ligon, Mark, Steve Lawson, Sinclair, Al Mohler and others for years . These men are intellectual giants and I’ve really really enjoyed learning from them. My journey and study continues ....I will consider any guidance that anyone has . Please don’t respond with just a verse as I know the Bible extremely well . Thx ! ✌🏼✌🏼

[SpotterVideo]

Why is the term "New Covenant" not found in the Westminster Confession or in the 1689 LBCF?

New Covenant Whole Gospel:

Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him.
He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14.
Awaken Church to this truth.

Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis?

Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart.

Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (Acts 2:36)

Watch the YouTube video “The New Covenant” by Bob George.

[AyshKing]

I always wondered why the Heck they say descended into Hell... is that a Talmudic fake Jew thing?