The Apostles' Creed Review

I believe in God, the Father almighty,       creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,       who was conceived by the Holy Spirit       and born of the virgin Mary.       He suffered under Pontius Pilate,       was crucified, died, and was buried;       he descended to hell.       The third day he rose again from the dead.       He ascended to heaven       and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.       From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,       the holy catholic church,       the communion of saints,       the forgiveness of sins,       the resurrection of the body,       and the life everlasting. Amen.

Overview

Why is it called the Apostles’ Creed?

When was it written?

Structure

The Apostles’ Creed is a Trinitarian Document

It sets forth the essentials of the faith in an easy to say/memorize format

Trinitarian Structure

The Person and Work of the Father

The Person and Work of the Son

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Part 1: The Person and Work of the Father

I believe in God, the Father almighty,       creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son,

1. The power and strength of God

2. Part of his strength is his ability to Create “ex nihilo” (out of nothing)

3. Part of his work is sending the Son

Part 2: The Person and Work of Jesus

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,       who was conceived by the Holy Spirit       and born of the virgin Mary.       He suffered under Pontius Pilate,       was crucified, died, and was buried;       he descended to hell.       The third day he rose again from the dead.       He ascended to heaven       and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.       From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

His Person

Jesus (He will save his people from their sins)

Christ (He is the promised Messiah who would come to deliver the people of God)

His Only Son (John 1:18 “18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.” - Unique)

Our Lord (Worthy of honor, glory, worship)

His Work

Humiliation

Conceived by the Holy Spirit

Fully God, Fully Man

Took on flesh, Took on a 2nd nature

Born of the Virgin Mary

Line of David

Suffered under Pilate

Fulfillment of Isaiah 53

Crucified, Dead, was buried

He bore our burden to Calvary, took our punishment

Descended to hell

He really died - He actually died

Exaltation

3rd day he rose from the dead

This was the vindication of Jesus

Death was defeated

He ascended into heaven and is Seated at the right hand of the Father

He rules and reigns now

Position of authority

Will come to judge the quick and the dead

From the position of power and authority, he will come again

This time to judge

“I believe in the Holy Spirit...”

The Bridge:

Q. 27. Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist? A. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross; in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time.

Q. 28. Wherein consisteth Christ’s exaltation? A. Christ’s exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day.

Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ? A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by his Holy Spirit.

Q. 30. How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ? A. The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.