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We acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.
“Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38) Baptism is a simple ritual with deep meaning. Baptism is intended for everyone who wants to accept the forgiveness of sins that the […]
And we believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
“Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that He might present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.” (Ephesians 5:25-27) […]
And we believe in the Holy Spirit … Who spoke by the Prophets
“No prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:20-21) The Holy Spirit makes people alive, as we saw yesterday. Today we are paying attention to another aspect […]
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who...
“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, Who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness about Me.” (John 15:26) After the confession statements about God the Father and God the Son, here are some statements about the Holy Spirit. He is as much […]
Whose kingdom shall have no end.
“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.” (Revelation 11:15) Everything on earth is temporary. It will pass sooner or later. Countless kingdoms have already risen and disappeared. Even heaven and earth will pass away. Hebrews 1:12 says that God […]
And we believe in the Holy Spirit … Who spoke by the Prophets
“No prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:20-21) The Holy Spirit makes people alive, as we saw yesterday. Today we are paying attention to another aspect […]
And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead
“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.” (Matthew 25:31-32) The first time Jesus Christ […]
And [Jesus Christ] ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father
“So then the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.” (Mark 16:19) Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Many people saw Him afterwards. But Jesus did not stay on earth. His work in this world was finished, and so He […]
And the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures
“This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.” (Acts 3:32) Death is final. We all know that someone who has died does not come back to life. And yet the Bible tells us something different. Jesus did rise. Hundreds of people saw that with their own eyes. Tertullian, a Christian author […]
10 Bible quotes about endurance or perseverance
Being a Christian is a great blessing. But it can also be a real struggle. The Bible does not give us any promises that life will always be easy. But it does give us encouragement to endure. First, let’s see why it is important to endure. You have need of endurance, so that when you […]
And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:3) Jesus not only became man to save us from our sins, He even gave His life to do so. “He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of […]
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit ...
“And the angel answered [Mary], ‘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.’” (Luke 1:35) The holy Son of God, born from an ordinary young woman. This sounds incredible, yet it really happened. […]
And we believe in one Lord Jesus Christ […] by whom all things were made
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him.” (Colossians 1:15-16) We have already read about God the Father as […]
And we believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, Begotten of the Fathe...
“And now, Father, glorify Me in Your own presence with the glory that I had with You before the world existed.” (John 17:5) After reading about God the Father, we now read about God the Son. Very early in the history of the church, questions arose about the identity of Jesus Christ. Some people argued […]
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible ...
“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them…” (Exodus 20:11) For the first Christians, it was beyond doubt that God was the Creator of everything. Their Jewish background taught them so. However, when the Gospel message spread to people from other religions and worldviews, it […]