book review: power of the creed

title: Power of the Creed
author: Mark Nauroth
publisher: Worldview Guys Media
date: 2019

What does it mean to 'believe' in Jesus Christ?

• To be a 'Christian'?
• Is it attending church? Memorizing Scripture? 
• Fighting culture wars? 
• Doing good things? 
• Or is there something more?

What if believing in Jesus Christ meant identifying with him?

• What if it meant sharing in his birth, dying in his death, and rising with him to a new and glorious way of life? 

Christianity may not mean this today, but once upon a time, it did. The first Christians didn’t just go to church, or read the Bible, or vote for a particular political party. They lived the life of Jesus Christ before an unbelieving world—and their world changed because they changed.

In Power of the Creed, Mark Nauroth, reminds us that the hope of the gospel is that Christ can be formed in you and live through you, transforming both you and your world.

Mark leads us into a fresh encounter with the Nicene Creed. I did not grow up reciting the Creed, nor am I part of a liturgical church. But I am increasingly encouraged and challenged by the Creeds in my personal reflections.

Mark gives some helpful historical background to the Creed and then unpacks each phrase of the Creed in a helpful way.

If you have never spent much time reflecting on the wisdom of those who wrote the Creed, this is a good place to begin. It will encourage you. It will connect you with the larger family of faith. It will save you from the falsehood that the only good stuff has been written in our lifetime.

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A review copy was provided by speakeasy.

All opinions are my own.