The Apologists Creed

I believe in one God, but you don't have to
It makes sense to me that there is a God who created the whole universe

If we don't agree, we might have some great discussions
that are more interesting than if we agreed

I believe in Jesus Christ, the son of God, but you don't have to
This is how I can try to relate to God, through knowing his son
But I think God is always calling us and uses whatever ways we respond
so you might relate to God as a Muslim or a Jew or Hindu, or not

I believe in the Holy Spirit, but you don't have to
The Spirit is the life in the universe and I see it in lichens clinging to rocks
and tube worms living near volcanic vents in the ocean
you might think of it as mother earth or the spirit of the wind


I believe you are not going to hell if you don't believe what I do. Why does anyone think they get to decide that? I believe that kind of attitude is one of the main causes of pain and suffering in history (and even now). Maybe if we tried to find similarities among us rather than the differences we'd be a lot better off.

Yeah, we may have differing views of God and that's ok with me and I believe, with God too.

Comments welcome!