The Apostle's Creed
1. I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
2. And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord:
3. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary:
4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, died and buried: He descended into hell:
5. The third day he rose again from the dead:
6. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
7. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead:
8. I believe in the Holy Ghost:
9. I believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints:
10. The forgiveness of sins:
1l. The resurrection of the body:
12. And the life everlasting. Amen.
There are lots of things I believe in life that you may disagree with. There are lots of issues, politically and religious, that have opposing sides, each standing strong in their convictions. The world is full of choices and we have the right to choose a side, or simply stand alone, if we so choose.
When I say the prayer of the Apostle's (The Apostle's Creed) I think about how strongly I believe in not just the 12th line which speaks of everlasting (eternal) life but all 11 lines before that one.
I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER, ALMIGHTY, MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
I do believe that my higher power resides in the heavens above and that it was in fact God that created earth and all living things which lives on earth with me. Although I believe the earth to be round and spinning us along as we journey on it, I do not condemn those that believe the earth is flat and carries us step by step towards everlasting life once we take our last breath on the earth created by Him.
AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, OUR LORD.
I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God and it is through him and his love for us that will allow us to forge on to eternal life. Even in recent days where the marital status of Jesus Christ is being questioned, I falter not on my belief that my sins on earth will be evaluated in purgatory and forgiven as I walk into my eternal life in Heaven. I do not believe that as a married man Jesus Christ's impact on our future walk with his Father will hold any less value as it would as a single man.
WHO WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY GHOST, BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY.
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost. The Holy Trinity which defines God as three divine persons. It would be hard to believe in one and not the others. As declared by the Fourth Lateran Council, it is the Father who generates, the Son who is begotten, and the Holy Ghost who proceeds. One God, three persons, all divine with different roles in our journey back to where it all began.
SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE; WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND BURIED: HE DESCENDED INTO HELL:
I believe Jesus was crucified and in death he was buried and for three days he spent time in the damnation of hell so that when our last breath is taken we will not descend, but our spirit and our soul will rise to purgatory to sit in solemn silence as we reflect on how we chose to live on earth amongst our brothers and sisters.
THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD
I believe that on the third day when Jesus rose from his death and the days he spent in hell was to teach us that as we live on God's earth and journey from here to His Promise Land we should never forgot that the life we live amongst each other should be one of kindness and forgiveness and that we should not judge each other because in the end God will judge us, and only he has that right.
HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, AND SITS AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.
I believe that Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven. I believe that Hell was Jesus' purgatory and he went straight to God's House and sits at the right hand of God, a place of honor. With great dignity and respect it showed us how Jesus Christ was placed next to God in ruler ship of our transition from earth to Heaven. I believe that because of Jesus' unselfish way of spending three days in hell it has prevented us from having to suffer that demise and allows us to rest in purgatory to show sorrow for our sins on earth.
FROM THENCE HE SHALL COME TO JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD.
I believe that Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of his Father in judgement of the living and the dead. I do not believe we should fear this judgement as all sins will be forgiven. I believe that although we will be forgiven for the wrongs we have done, it is in purgatory where we will be expected to show our sorrow and our desire to not only be forgiven but to forgive ourselves as we realize our selfishness on earth and failure to live by the Word of God.
I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY GHOST.
I believe in the third person of God and its divine contribution to the Trinity. I believe it is the Holy Ghost who reveals the truths of the Gospel as written. I believe the Holy Ghost cleanses us of our sins once we have proven our true sorrow. I believe it is the Holy Ghost who enters our hearts, our minds and our souls as we struggle to do all that is right and be the kind of follower of God He wants us to be. I believe it is the spirit of the Holy Ghost which allows us to enjoy the peace we crave in trouble times in a troubled world.
I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS.
Communion of Saints is the church. All things good from all good people is the makeup of a church. Jesus sits at the head of the table and the Saints of the Bible sit with him. The congregation also makes up the communion of Saints and joins them in their feast, listening to the teachings of our Lord and spreading the word of the Gospel. I believe the church helps me obtain a peace and a calm that I could not reach without God in my life.
THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
I believe our sins are forgiven as long as we learn a lesson and do not repeat the mistakes we have made. I believe it is OK to ask God for forgiveness when we fall off the path He has sat in front of us. I believe we are expected to forgive the sins of others and not judge others for the mistakes they make.
THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY.
While this is open to many interputations my personal belief is that the body does not resurrection but the soul does. I believe that Jesus Christ will someday once again appear on earth in a second coming to make all right with the world once again. I believe that those whose souls are resurrected aredone through another form of life. I believe the spirits flow down from Heaven and fly amongst us and we can feel them around us, but we cannot see them.
AND THE LIFE EVER AFTER ...
Eternal Life: I believe we live forever even after we take our last breath of life on earth. I believe God loves us all equally and we are all given the opportunity to sit in his Garden and reflect on the life we chose to live on earth. Believers and non-believers alike will be given the chance to renew their faith in the Creator of the world and His teachings from the many different faiths and the bibles they teach from. All will be awarded the gift of looking back on the journey they have taken on borrowed time in a world loaned to them by a Higher Power whose Promise Land is an eternity of happiness, peace and love.
An open mind and a loving heart is the bridge between the earth we walk on today and the Heavens we believe will provide us with life after death.
1. I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
2. And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord:
3. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary:
4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, died and buried: He descended into hell:
5. The third day he rose again from the dead:
6. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
7. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead:
8. I believe in the Holy Ghost:
9. I believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints:
10. The forgiveness of sins:
1l. The resurrection of the body:
12. And the life everlasting. Amen.
There are lots of things I believe in life that you may disagree with. There are lots of issues, politically and religious, that have opposing sides, each standing strong in their convictions. The world is full of choices and we have the right to choose a side, or simply stand alone, if we so choose.
When I say the prayer of the Apostle's (The Apostle's Creed) I think about how strongly I believe in not just the 12th line which speaks of everlasting (eternal) life but all 11 lines before that one.
I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER, ALMIGHTY, MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
I do believe that my higher power resides in the heavens above and that it was in fact God that created earth and all living things which lives on earth with me. Although I believe the earth to be round and spinning us along as we journey on it, I do not condemn those that believe the earth is flat and carries us step by step towards everlasting life once we take our last breath on the earth created by Him.
AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, OUR LORD.
I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God and it is through him and his love for us that will allow us to forge on to eternal life. Even in recent days where the marital status of Jesus Christ is being questioned, I falter not on my belief that my sins on earth will be evaluated in purgatory and forgiven as I walk into my eternal life in Heaven. I do not believe that as a married man Jesus Christ's impact on our future walk with his Father will hold any less value as it would as a single man.
WHO WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY GHOST, BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY.
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost. The Holy Trinity which defines God as three divine persons. It would be hard to believe in one and not the others. As declared by the Fourth Lateran Council, it is the Father who generates, the Son who is begotten, and the Holy Ghost who proceeds. One God, three persons, all divine with different roles in our journey back to where it all began.
SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE; WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND BURIED: HE DESCENDED INTO HELL:
I believe Jesus was crucified and in death he was buried and for three days he spent time in the damnation of hell so that when our last breath is taken we will not descend, but our spirit and our soul will rise to purgatory to sit in solemn silence as we reflect on how we chose to live on earth amongst our brothers and sisters.
THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD
I believe that on the third day when Jesus rose from his death and the days he spent in hell was to teach us that as we live on God's earth and journey from here to His Promise Land we should never forgot that the life we live amongst each other should be one of kindness and forgiveness and that we should not judge each other because in the end God will judge us, and only he has that right.
HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, AND SITS AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.
I believe that Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven. I believe that Hell was Jesus' purgatory and he went straight to God's House and sits at the right hand of God, a place of honor. With great dignity and respect it showed us how Jesus Christ was placed next to God in ruler ship of our transition from earth to Heaven. I believe that because of Jesus' unselfish way of spending three days in hell it has prevented us from having to suffer that demise and allows us to rest in purgatory to show sorrow for our sins on earth.
FROM THENCE HE SHALL COME TO JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD.
I believe that Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of his Father in judgement of the living and the dead. I do not believe we should fear this judgement as all sins will be forgiven. I believe that although we will be forgiven for the wrongs we have done, it is in purgatory where we will be expected to show our sorrow and our desire to not only be forgiven but to forgive ourselves as we realize our selfishness on earth and failure to live by the Word of God.
I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY GHOST.
I believe in the third person of God and its divine contribution to the Trinity. I believe it is the Holy Ghost who reveals the truths of the Gospel as written. I believe the Holy Ghost cleanses us of our sins once we have proven our true sorrow. I believe it is the Holy Ghost who enters our hearts, our minds and our souls as we struggle to do all that is right and be the kind of follower of God He wants us to be. I believe it is the spirit of the Holy Ghost which allows us to enjoy the peace we crave in trouble times in a troubled world.
I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS.
Communion of Saints is the church. All things good from all good people is the makeup of a church. Jesus sits at the head of the table and the Saints of the Bible sit with him. The congregation also makes up the communion of Saints and joins them in their feast, listening to the teachings of our Lord and spreading the word of the Gospel. I believe the church helps me obtain a peace and a calm that I could not reach without God in my life.
THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
I believe our sins are forgiven as long as we learn a lesson and do not repeat the mistakes we have made. I believe it is OK to ask God for forgiveness when we fall off the path He has sat in front of us. I believe we are expected to forgive the sins of others and not judge others for the mistakes they make.
THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY.
While this is open to many interputations my personal belief is that the body does not resurrection but the soul does. I believe that Jesus Christ will someday once again appear on earth in a second coming to make all right with the world once again. I believe that those whose souls are resurrected aredone through another form of life. I believe the spirits flow down from Heaven and fly amongst us and we can feel them around us, but we cannot see them.
AND THE LIFE EVER AFTER ...
Eternal Life: I believe we live forever even after we take our last breath of life on earth. I believe God loves us all equally and we are all given the opportunity to sit in his Garden and reflect on the life we chose to live on earth. Believers and non-believers alike will be given the chance to renew their faith in the Creator of the world and His teachings from the many different faiths and the bibles they teach from. All will be awarded the gift of looking back on the journey they have taken on borrowed time in a world loaned to them by a Higher Power whose Promise Land is an eternity of happiness, peace and love.
An open mind and a loving heart is the bridge between the earth we walk on today and the Heavens we believe will provide us with life after death.
