The answer
In the liturgy the whole congregation, together with the clergy, pray the Creed aloud. This is one way the Creed helps us to fulfil the following purposes in us:
a. Affirmation that God is One, as opposed to polytheistic paganism.
b. Faith in the Holy Trinity, which works to build up the Kingdom of God within every
sincere person who yearns to find eternity and become one with the divine.
c. Awareness of God’s love for us, and of the possibilities that He provides for us to
work for His kingdom.
d. Sanctification of the human mind together with all its faculties, gifts, abilities, and
powers; and its elevation to cooperate with the incomparable grace of God.
e. Protection of our faith from deviations and heresies.
f. Dissemination of the spirit of hope to us and to those who work with us, and to those
around us.
g. Revelation of the purpose of our life on earth, as we journey towards eternal life.
h. Awareness of God’s plan for our life and for all humanity.
Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty