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Apostles'
Creed in Light of Scripture
I
believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
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Though my father and mother forsake
me, the LORD will receive me (Psalm 27.1). |
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Because you are sons, God sent the
Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out,
Abba,
Father.
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made
you also an heir (Galatians. 4.6, 7). |
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You
are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you
created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.
(Revelation 4.11) |
And
in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord:
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For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life
(John 3.16). |
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Your attitude should be the same as
that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality
with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very
nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in
appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even
death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him
the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2.5-11). |
Who
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary:
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Therefore
the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will
give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7.14). |
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and
he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.
How will this be,
Mary asked the angel, since
I am a virgin? The angel answered, The
Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow
you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God
(Luke 1.33-35). |
Suffered
under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell:
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Surely he took up our infirmities and
carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him,
and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for
our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his
wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has
turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all
(Isaiah 53.4-6). |
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A
wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be
given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was
three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man
will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
(Matthew 12.39-40). |
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I
am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I
hold the keys of death and Hades.
(Revelation 1.18; John 18.28-42). |
The
third day he rose again from the dead:
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Peace
be with you!
Then he said to Thomas,
Put
your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side.
Stop doubting and believe.
Thomas
said to him, My Lord and my God!
(John 20.27-28). |
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We believe that Jesus died and rose
again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen
asleep in him (1 Thessalonians 4.14). |
He
ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
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The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my
right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.(Psalm 110.1). |
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The
point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat
down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, (Hebrews 8.1).
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From
thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead:
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In the presence of God and of Christ
Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing
and his kingdom, I give you this charge: (1 Timothy 4.1) |
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Look,
he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who
pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So
shall it be! Amen. (Revelation 1.7).
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I
believe in the Holy Ghost:
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But the Counselor, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things
and will remind you of everything I have said to you
(John 14.26). |
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For the kingdom of God is not a matter
of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
(Romans 14.17). |
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Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and
filled the whole house where they were sitting
All of them were filled with
the Holy Spirit
(Acts 2.2, 4). |
I
believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints:
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And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I
will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it
(Matthew 16.18). |
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They
devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the
breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many
wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were
together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods,
they gave to anyone as he had need. (Acts 2.42-45).
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The
forgiveness of sins:
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Jesus
said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know
what they are doing (Luke 23.34). |
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Then neither do I condemn
you," Jesus declared.
"Go now and leave your life of sin." (John
8.11). |
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Then he said,
"Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in
paradise." (Luke 23.42.43).
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The
resurrection of the body:
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I know that my Redeemer lives, and
that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been
destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; (Job 19.25-26). |
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Martha answered, "I
know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to
her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who
believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes
in me will never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11.24-26).
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And
in life everlasting. Amen.
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Surely goodness and love will follow
me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever
(Psalm 23.6). |
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I am the living bread
that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live
forever. (John 6.51) |
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