The Apostle's Creed
THE APOSTLES' CREED - BIBLE REFERENCES
I believe in God,(1) the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth,(2)
And in Jesus Christ,(3)His only Son,(4)our Lord,(5)who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,(6)
born of the Virgin(7) Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,(8)was crucified,(9)dead(10)and buried. (11)
He descended into paradise. (A)
The third day(12)
He arose from the dead,(13)He ascended into Heaven(14)and is seated at the right hand of God,(15) the Father Almighty.
From thence He shall come to judge the quick* and the dead. (16)
I believe in the Holy Spirit, (17)the church universal, (18)the communion of saints, (19)the forgiveness of sins, (20)the resurrection of the body, (21)and life everlasting. (22)
- "quick" means "spiritually alive"
"communion" refers to "coming together"
1. Isaiah 44:6; 45:52.
2. Genesis 1:1; John 1:1-3; Acts 14:15
3. Luke 2:11; John 20:28
4. John 3:16; Proverbs 30:4
5. John 20:28
6. Luke 1:35
7. Luke 1:27
8. Luke 23:23-25
9. John 19:20; Acts 4:10; all Gospels
10. 1 Corinthians 15:3
11. 1 Corinthians 15:4
A. 1 Peter 3:18; Luke 23:43
12. 1 Corinthians 15:4
13. 1 Corinthians 15:4
14. Mark 16:19; Luke 24:51, Acts 1:11
15. Mark 16:19; Hebrews 1:3
16. 2 Timothy 4:1; John 5:22
17. John 15:26; 16:7-8, 13-14; Acts 13:2
18. Galatians 3:26-29
19. Revelation 19:14; Hebrews 10:25
20. Luke 7:48
21. 1 Thessalonians 4:16; John 6:39
22. John 10:28; 17:2-3
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