Dr. Matthew Petrusek

The Nicene Creed was written 1,700 years ago and is one of the earliest summations of the core doctrinal beliefs of the Christian faith. We continue to recite it to this day at almost every Sunday Mass. Yet despite its foundational importance to Catholic belief and practice, the Creed remains an underutilized resource not only for catechesis but also evangelization. Today we discuss the enduring importance of the Creed and how we can employ its truths about the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Virgin Mary, the dark reality of sin, the hope of salvation, and much more to evangelize the culture.

A listener asks how he can love his neighbor as himself if he doesn’t love himself.

00:00 | Introduction
01:21 | An Introduction to Prayer is now available in Chinese
03:30 | Do creeds matter?
08:55 | Relating the Apostle’s Creed to the Nicene Creed
11:02 | Christianity centers around a man and an event
12:14 | Why the book What Christians Believe matters now
15:36 | The Christian creeds as defensible
19:19 | “I believe” or “we believe”?
22:48 | Faith, reason, and adventure
27:54 | God and creation
31:53 | The hardest but most important doctrine
34:33 | The Nicene Creed and the story of salvation
35:48 | Practical tips for using the Nicene Creed in evangelical work
36:58 | Listener question: How can I love my neighbor as myself, if I don’t love myself?
39:20 | Join the Word on Fire Institute

Links:

• What Christians Believe: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/what-christians-believe-box-of-20
• Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/

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