Howdy folks and happy Sunday!
Spiritualfag here, not really a biblefag per se, but do hold faith in the lord Jesus Christ and his word.
I have a Catholic upbringing and married Presbyterian with children growing up Presbyterian. To this day, I still consider myself Catholic. Today, at (Presbyterian) church something struck me; the Apostle's Creed.
I remember glossing over this topic in Q Research back when Trump didn't take part in the Apostle's Creed during HW's funeral. There were theories that the Apostle's Creed is actually evil.
The way I recall the prayer:
> I believe in God, the Father almighty,
> creator of heaven and earth.
> I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
> who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
> born of the Virgin Mary,
> suffered under Pontius Pilate,
> was crucified, died, and was buried;
> he descended to the dead.
> On the third day he rose again;
> he ascended into heaven,
> he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
> and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
> I believe in the Holy Spirit,
> the holy catholic Church,
> the communion of saints,
> the forgiveness of sins,
> the resurrection of the body,
> and the life everlasting. Amen.
The key line that was questionable:
> he descended to the dead.
Descended meaning downward, this could be interpreted that Jesus was sent to Hell.
The way it was written today:
> was crucified, died and was buried;
> He descended into hell;
The Presbyterian church (or at least the one I attend with my family) is pretty modern in their interpretations of certain prayers. For instance the lord's prayer; instead of "trespasses/those who trespass against us", they say "debts/debtors".
But to actually see the word hell struck me wrong.
I further researched the Apostle's Creed after leaving Church.
According to Wikipedia (sorry for not a better sauce):
> This longer Creed seems to have arisen in what is now France and Spain. Charlemagne imposed it throughout his dominions, and it was finally accepted in Rome.
The original creed didn't even mention any "descended" according to: https://blog.faithlife.com/blog/2015/04/the-apostles-creed-its-history-and-origins/.
It just seems odd to me that we recite the word of a dictator rather than the word of god in a place of worship. If Q has taught me anything it is to look at everything with an open mind and question anything that sticks out as odd.
Any theologists or biblefags want to chime in?