I have made it a discipline with my children just before bed to recite the Apostle's Creed. The discipline has come to bear fruit in various situations as I interact with my children daily. God presence in conversation and kid outbursts have reflected the very words and truths of the Gospel summarized in the Apostle's Creed. I have found my own faith in the Triune God and the beauty of his Gospel grow. I found a quote on the web by J.I. Packer where he says:
"Each worshiper . . . has come into the hands of the Christian God where he is glad to be, and when he says, 'I believe,' it is an act of praise and thanksgiving on his part. It is in truth a great thing to be able to say the Creed."
J I Packer, Affirming the Apostle's Creed (Crossway, 2008) 29.
Truly it is a Great Thing to say with my children the treasure of the Gospel found in the Apostle's Creed.
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