The Baltimore Catechism says: > "God made me to know him, to love him, and to serve him in this world and to be happy with him forever in the next." Many Catholics have this ingrained in their brains, even if they've forgotten the other 500 things in the Catechism. What do all other denominations who have catechisms (i.e. Westminster Catechism) consider the meaning of life to be in their catechisms?

Today's reading on Exodus 90 said: > The early Church writer Tertullian (~155–220 A.D.), known as the father of Western theology, once posed the question, “What has Jerusalem to do with Athens?” The idea behind it is that the connection between the Christian faith and Greek philosophy isn’t clear; indeed, in certain periods of the Church’s history, it has been highly controverted. I'm wondering what the controversies have been; the reading goes on to talk about culture, not philosophy so I'm kind of left in the lurch and this is why I am asking here. Not that I'm as smart as Tertullian to pose such a question, but I'd like to know how various churches answer this question. > What has Jerusalem to do with Athens? This is a [tag:chrestomathy-request] so I'd prefer the answer(s) be in the form of citations from the major works outlining the tenets of each sect with regards to how (and if) it integrates Greek philosophy with theology.

Someone posted a question recently asking about the use, in the Nicene Creed, of the phrase "true God from true God". This was mildly surprising, as the version *I* learned uses "very God of very God". Upon some further poking about, I've noticed it appears some versions use "eternally begotten", while others use "begotten ... before all worlds". So, I'm curious... what textual differences exist in various (English) translations of the NC, and what denominations use which versions? p.s. Please refrain from critiquing why you like or dislike a particular translation. This is just a survey of what variations *exist* and who uses which.

In the Catholic Church, the "Marks of the Church" are what's in the Nicene creed. That she is one, holy, catholic and apostolic. I've seen that the [Westminster Catechism has different marks](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/7309/origin-of-the-marks-of-the-true-church) spelled out. What does every Major branch of Christianity whose has "Marks of the Church" claim those marks to be? This is a [tag:crestomathy-request], so every answerer who attempts to answer this question should include, within reason, every mark of every church.