Archive for August, 2011

...the Creed's opening words, "I believe in God," render a Greek phrase coined by the writers of the New Testament, meaning literally: "I am believing into God." That is to say, over and above believing certain truths about God, I am living in a relation of commitment to God in trust and union.

This is a brief quote from J. I. Packer’s fantastic book “Affirming the Apostle’s Creed”. I’ve been meditating on this idea and thought it worth a share.

“believing into God”. I like that because it forces the idea of belief beyond simple intellectual agreement and into having unity and relationship with God. It mixes understanding with faith in a way that joins us to God instead of puffing us up with pride (distancing us from God).