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Last Sunday in my Sunday school class, the topic that came up here on the blog recently also came up there: the difference between trusting in divine grace, and trusting in one's understanding of divine grace.<\/p>\n

One can apply the same point to the creeds. There is a difference between believing in God, and believing a creed, even if the creed begins with \u201cI believe in God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hence the title of the post. For some, it is not enough to believe in God. One must believe in \u201cI believe in God\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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