…the resurrection of the body, …

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the resurrection of the bodyThese earthly bodies we live in are only temporary. One day they will be resurrected when Christ returns to bring us home. 1 Cor 6:14 promises that God will use the same power to raise Jesus’ followers from the dead that he used to raise Christ from the dead. 2 Cor 4:14 adds that they will be raised with Jesus and presented to God on that day.

In 1 Cor. 15:23 Paul writes about the order in which it will happen. Christ is the first of the harvest, then Jesus followers will rise when Jesus returns for us. Are you eagerly awaiting his return?

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…the forgiveness of sins…

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Once Adam and Eve broke God’s law they lost harmony with God and needed his forgiveness. All of humanity lost fellowship with God at that point in time.

In the covenant God made with the people in the days of Moses, God required the priests to made animal sacrifices for the sins of the people. Hebrews 10:3-5 explains that the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament couldn’t really take away sins. The people continued to sin and to turn away from God.

Jesus came to serve. Continue reading →

…the communion of saints, …

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Jesus initiated what Christians call communion at the Last Supper with his Twelve Disciples. (See Matthew 26:26-29.) Yet there is a broader definition of the word communion that also helps us understand this phrase in the Apostles Creed, and that is intimate fellowship between people, especially spiritual fellowship.

When the New Testament writers used the word “saints” they generally referred to the believers – those who had joined the body of Christ. Today Protestants see all committed believers as saints while Roman Catholic believers reserve the word Saint for Christians who have exceeded the norm in many ways including performing miracles. Continue reading →

…the holy catholic church, …

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the holy catholic churchWhy does the creed include the “catholic church” when many Christians repeat it every Sunday in Protestant churches everywhere?

To start with, let’s notice that the word “catholic” is spelled with a lower case “c.”

Next, let’s check a dictionary to see what the word catholic means. Continue reading →