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The Nicene Creed: Part VII
What Do We Believe?

by Brandon Jubar

'); document.write('"What do you believe?" That was basically how it all started.

As we stood on that vacant stage, the work lights c'); document.write('asting eerie shadows all around us, this Christian Rock guitar player had started to "witness" to me. He went on for man'); document.write('y minutes about his conversion and acceptance of Christ as his "personal Lord and Savior". Eventually, he worked his ora'); document.write('tion back around to me.

"If you\'ve been a Catholic all your life, you must be able to share with me your understa'); document.write('nding of our Savior."

It was a challenge, not a request. So I answered it the only way I knew how -- by reciting '); document.write('our profession of faith. It wasn\'t going that bad, either, until I reached a certain part...

"We believe in one h'); document.write('oly catholic and apostolic Church."

He almost leaped out of his shoes in his haste to stop me from continuing. "T'); document.write('hat is such an arrogant statement! The Catholic Church has it roots in paganism. And it\'s based upon the traditions of m'); document.write('en, practically ignoring God\'s Word! How can you claim that you are more holy than other true Christians?"

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