“I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 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 into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into 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 Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen.”
Everything that’s expressed in this creed is absolutely true since it is wholly and entirely based on the Holy Scriptures.
The creed appropriately begins, “I believe in God the Father Almighty.” This is extremely important because it reveals faith in God and reverence for Him who is the God of heaven, God of the Scriptures, and the Supreme Creator of the universe.
A creed is a formal statement of Christian beliefs and faith in God Almighty. The Apostles’ creed points out that the Lord Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, which means Jesus did not have a biological father. This is significant truth because it means Jesus was “holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens” (Hebrews 7:26).
Therefore, only Jesus Christ is uniquely qualified to save and forgive man of his sins and reconcile him to God. In order to accomplish this, He suffered, bled, and died on the cross, because God “made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
The creed also mentions the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ as recorded in the Scriptures where it says: “Christ died for our sins . . . that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3,4). This is essentially foundational to the Christian faith since, “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins” (Hebrews 9:22).
Note that “Christ was “raised on the third day.” Here is the cornerstone of the Christian faith as it confirms Jesus’ triumphant victory over death and the grave. It also includes the resurrection for believers in Christ; “and the dead shall be raised imperishable” (1 Cor. 15: 52).
After His resurrection, Christ subsequently “was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God’ (Mark 16:19). Being seated at God’s right hand is a position of power and authority and includes that He “is interceding for us” (Romans 8:34).
The Apostles’ creed says that Christ will leave God’s right hand “From there he will judge the living and the dead.” This is indicated in the apostle’s Paul’s letter to Timothy where he says, “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom” (2 Timothy 4:1). Here we have another one of Christian beliefs that’s mentioned in the creed.
In summary the creed concludes with a word picture of other things the Christian stands for. To “believe in the Holy Spirit,” the divine third Person of the Godhead, who represents God in the lives of believers in Christ and who guides them in the truth of God’s word.
The holy Christian Church, which is the “gathering of believers” of various denominations who assemble in local churches or other places of public worship worldwide for spiritual activities to worship God in ‘Spirit and in truth, “for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. “
The communion of saints refers to all those who have trusted Christ as their Lord and Savior, both past and present, and those who have lived their lives as true disciples and “ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us” (2 Corinthians 5:20).
The forgiveness of sins has to do with confession and forgiveness of sins as God has stipulated in His word: “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8,9).
The resurrection of the body. The Scripture says: “We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed”
Believers who have died will be resurrected with bodies that are free from decay and corruption like physical death. But rather, a complete transformation will take place. And they will never die again.
The life everlasting or “eternal life,” which begins when a person truly accepts Jesus Christ as his or her own personal Lord and Savior. And it continues beyond death and at the time of the Lord’s return.