“I firmly believe that the Creator, blessed be His name, was the first,
and will be the last.”
6. After having declared our faith in God as the sole Ruler of the
universe, who is One, incorporeal and eternal, we proclaim Him as our
Supreme Master, who alone is capable of granting our petitions. All
existing things are under His control; all forces in nature only work
at His will and by His command. No other being possesses the power and
independence to fulfil our wishes of its own accord, if it were
approached by us with our prayers. It is, therefore, to Him alone that
we can reasonably address our petitions, and in doing so we have
confidence in the efficacy of our prayers, for “the Lord is nigh to all
those who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth” (Ps. cxlv.
18).
This article, although expressly directed against idolatry, and
primarily against the worship of “the angels, the stars, and the
spheres,” implies our belief in God as the Omnipotent, who can do
everything, and can help us when we have not any prospect of relief.