Posts from August 2020
Apostles’ Creed: “…dead, and buried…”
Death is a curse and an enemy. It is not something to be celebrated, and it is not something to be embraced as just a “natural part of life.” In the beginning God created man to live forever in fellowship with Him. And God promised our father Adam, that in the day he disobeyed God, he would surely…
Apostles’ Creed: “…was crucified…”
It is important that Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate, but exactly how Jesus suffered is also essential to our faith as Christians. Jesus was crucified. Death by crucifixion is excruciatingly painful. In fact, the word “excruciating” comes directly from the Latin word for cross. Crucifixion was used by the Romans to torture and execute criminals, and ultimately to…
Apostles’ Creed: “…suffered under Pontius Pilate…”
History matters. In the middle of the Apostles’ Creed, we list certain basic historical facts about our Lord Jesus Christ. We list these facts in order to positively identify that Man in whom we believe. And who is that Man? Well, we know that He was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the…
Apostles’ Creed: “…who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary…”
Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin Mary. The life of Jesus—just like the life of every human being—began at conception. But Jesus’ conception—the beginning of His life as a man—was unique. It…