The Apostles' Creed

The Apostles' Creed grew out of the baptismal confessions of the early church in Rome and reached its present form by the eighth century. It summarizes the faith in three articles, on the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and is confessed across nearly every Christian tradition.

I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;

And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Born of the virgin Mary;
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven;
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;
The holy catholic1 church; the communion of saints;
The forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.

1 The word “catholic” refers to the universal church.

Text: Modern Reformation version, 2007.

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