Posts from September 2020
Apostles’ Creed: “…He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty…”
We cannot see Jesus right now. That’s because, after rising from the dead, Jesus physically left the face of the earth. He ascended into heaven before the eyes of His eleven faithful disciples. But the fact that we cannot…
Apostles’ Creed: “The third day He arose again from the dead…”
Jesus Christ rose from the dead. This historical fact is a foundational and indispensable tenet of our faith. Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ, there is no Christianity, since there would be no living Christ to worship. And without the resurrection of Jesus Christ, there is no hope for us…
Apostles’ Creed: “…He descended into hell.”
Here we have what is probably the most controversial statement in the Apostles’ Creed: “He descended into hell.” When we make this statement, we do not mean that Jesus’ earthly body physically went to Hell, or that He went to some kind of limbo where Old Testament saints were waiting to be let into…