Frederick Fyvie Bruce The Earliest Christian Creed "It is evident from the New Testament that the
earliest Christian creed, or profession of belief, was one of few words:
"Jesus is Lord." But the simplicity and brevity of the statement
need not imply a "simple" Christology. When the earliest
Christians gave Jesus the title "Lord," they used it as a divine
title. The Greek word kyrios (which is translated thus) was used in
the Septuagint, rendering of Yahweh (Jehovah), the Hebrew name of the God of
Israel; and more than once in the New Testament we find strict monotheists
like Paul and Peter quoting Septuagint passages where the word kyrios
is employed in this unique sense, and applying them to Jesus of
Nazareth." Webmaster: rusty@bible-history.com
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