The Apostles Creed

The Apostles Creed is a concise statement of the apostles' teaching, and is commonly used during the Sacrament of Holy Baptism by Western Christians (Eastern Christians use the Nicene Creed) and during corporate worship when the Nicene and Athanasian Creeds are not used. The Creed itself consists of three sections. The first section deals with God the Father and His work of creation. The second section deals with God the Son and His work of redemption. The third section deals with God the Holy Spirit and His work of sanctification.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, 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 sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence 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.

Christian: the ancient text reads “catholic,” meaning the whole
Church as it confesses the wholeness of Christian doctrine.