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It is not what distinguishes me from my fellow human beings which is really significant; it is what unites me to them. I am made in the image of God; I am fallen and sinful and in need of a redeemer; and my salvation is found only in and through the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Those are truths that apply to me as to everybody else. And my response in worship, whatever particular culture I belong to, must reflect those commonly shared realities. That is why a common confession in a creed is a good thing: it makes the point that my faith is the faith of the other people in the church—both today and throughout the ages.