Posts from October 2020
Apostles’ Creed: “…the holy catholic Church…”
When we say, “I believe in the holy catholic Church,” we are not talking about the Roman Catholic Church, and we do not mean that we put our faith in any church. Our faith is in God and in God alone. Roman Catholics believe and teach that the “true” catholic church is recognizable because of a…
Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in the Holy Ghost…”
Whenever we recite the Apostles’ Creed, we proclaim that we believe in God the Father Almighty, in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, and in the Holy Ghost, or, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity; and faith in the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential to the…
Apostles’ Creed: “…From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.”
During His earthly ministry, Jesus said He “did not come to judge the world, but to save the world” (John 12:47). When He said this, He was describing the purpose of His first coming. When Jesus came two thousand years ago into the world as a helpless baby, the purpose of His coming was not to…