Apostles Creed

“The Creed of Creeds”

Decalogue (10 commandments) is “the Rule of Rules.” The Lord’s Prayer is “the Prayer of Prayers.” And the Sermon on the Mount, “the Sermon of Sermons.”

Q. What is a creed? A. A creed is also known as a “rule of faith” or “symbol of faith” or “article of faith.” It comes from the Latin word credo, which translated is “I believe.” —Rick Brannon Building a Firm Foundation

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth

And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead

I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe a holy catholic church; the communion of saints. The forgiveness of sins. The resurrection of the body. And the life everlasting. Amen

God the Father

I believe in God the Father Almighty

cre•do \ˈkrē-(ˌ)dō, ˈkrā-\ noun, from Latin, I believe: CREED Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

Omnipresent Father Omnipotent

John 1:17–18 “17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.”

Gn 17:1 “1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless

3068. יְהוָֹה‎ Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw’; from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:— Jehovah, the Lord. comp. 3050, 3069.11 James Strong, The New Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew and Greek Words (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996).

410. אֵל‎ ˒êl, ale; short. from 352; strength; as adj. mighty; espec. the Almighty (but used also of any deity):— God (god), × goodly, × great, idol, might (-y one), power, strong. comp. names in “-el.”11 James Strong, The New Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew and Greek Words (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996).

7706. שַׁדַּי‎ Shadday, shad-dah’-ee; from 7703; the Almighty:— Almighty.11 James Strong, The New Strong’s Dictionary of

Malachi 2:10 “10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us?”

Maker of heaven and earth

Creator of the Finite Universe: Consisting of Multiple Dimensions - Height, Width, Depth, Time

Genesis 1:1–2“1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”

Genesis 1:26–27 “26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”

John 1:1–4 “1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.”

John 1:14 “14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

The Holy Spirit is already in Creation and the 1st of the Triune Godhead to be named. The Spirit is what gave Jesus power and give us power. Maybe the big bang is the Holy Spirit exploding into finite. What an opposite reaction when the Logos appears in the Godman Jesus. A lowly manger.

Views of Creation:

Jesus the Son

And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord

John 1:17–18 “17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.”

Lk 1:35 therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.

Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit

Luke 1:35“35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.”

born of the Virgin Mary

Luke 1:34“34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?””

Suffered under Pontius Pilate;

was crucified,

dead and buried;

He descended into hell

The third day he rose again from the dead

He ascended into heaven,

and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty

From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead

The Holy Spirit

I believe in the Holy Spirit

I believe a holy catholic church;

the communion of saints

The forgiveness of sins

The resurrection of the body

And the life everlasting. Amen