The third day, He rose again from the dead. It can only be one person the Apostles’ Creed speaks of with this sentence. It can’t be Mohammed, or Buddha, or even Moses. It can be no other religious leader who walked this earth. Only of Jesus Christ can it be said, The third day, He…
He descended into hades. The Apostles’ Creed is an ancient, worthy, and wonderful summary of basic Christian belief. Many think it came to be as a statement of faith for new Christians to understand and affirm before baptism. Of all the statements in the Creed, these four words might be the hardest to understand. What…
Then Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill. David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to…
“Was crucified, dead, and buried.” The Apostle’s Creed is an ancient statement of faith, agreed to universally among Christians. It contains the essentials of Christian belief, and in ancient times was used as a baptismal creed to make sure that new converts knew the basic truths of the faith. There may not be a more…
“Suffered under Pontius Pilate.” The Apostles’ Creed is probably the most well-known – and agreed to – statement of belief among Christians that doesn’t come straight from one Biblical passage. For centuries, Christians have united around this simple statement of the essentials of the faith. In the earliest church, the creed was a statement of…
“Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary.” The Apostle’s Creed is old – but age hasn’t diminished its truth or its importance. As we make our way through the Creed, line by line, this week we look at the statement regarding the Virgin Birth of Jesus. Simply put, the Creed…
“And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord.” The Apostle’s Creed is an ancient and reliable summary of basic Christian beliefs. It begins with God the Father: “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” In the second paragraph, it speaks of Jesus of Nazareth, God the Son. It’s possible…
“I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” That line, the opening of the enduring Apostle’s Creed, tells us several important things about God. First, that God is a loving and caring Father. Second, that He is a sovereign and Almighty God. Finally, it tells us that He is the “maker…
“I believe in God the Father Almighty.” Every person you have ever met, every person who will ever walk this earth, is a theologian. Of course, only a few people ever make formal theological studies their career. But whenever a person thinks about God, or even doesn’t think about God, they show they are a…
The Apostles’ Creed is an ancient, worthy, and wonderful summary of basic Christian belief. The years haven’t taken away from its truth or importance. The Apostles’ Creed is probably the most well-known and agreed to statement of belief among Christians that doesn’t come straight from one Biblical passage. For centuries Christians united around this simple…
So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” (2 Samuel 12:13) David’s confession is an example for all of us: I have sinned against the Lord. He placed the blame squarely on his own shoulders. He did not minimize his offence. David realized that he especially sinned against God. In the original…
Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!” (2 Samuel 12:7) King David lived for about a year in a tangled web of denial and gradually growing coldness and hardness toward God. He sinned in both adultery and murder and then covered both crimes with the image of a rescuer of poor Bathsheba. God’s…