The Apostles' Creed is a concise summary of core Christian beliefs that was used in the early Church to:
1) Define the essential tenets of the Christian faith in a memorable format.
2) Defend against heresies by clearly articulating beliefs such as the deity of Christ.
3) Disciple new believers by providing a statement of faith that could be easily taught and remembered.
The creed covers key doctrines from the Trinity and the person and work of Christ to the Church, resurrection of the body, and eternal life. It remains one of the most widely used creeds among Christian denominations.
Articles of belief which are regarded as essential or a brief summary of Christian doctrine. The Creed can be viewed as a response to the desire to believe and to have faith to what has been revealed to us. Just like the apostles of the old, the San Antonio Abad Parish community believes in the Word who has come down to earth in the person of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
The Catechesis Office and Discipleship and Parish Life Office are pleased to offer A Facilitator’s Guide for The Faith We Believe: Unpacking the Creed. Please visit our website to download. We have also created this PowerPoint Presentation to accompany the Facilitator’s Guide.
We hope parish groups and others wanting to deepen their reflection on the Creed find this resource helpful.
Articles of belief which are regarded as essential or a brief summary of Christian doctrine. The Creed can be viewed as a response to the desire to believe and to have faith to what has been revealed to us. Just like the apostles of the old, the San Antonio Abad Parish community believes in the Word who has come down to earth in the person of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
The Catechesis Office and Discipleship and Parish Life Office are pleased to offer A Facilitator’s Guide for The Faith We Believe: Unpacking the Creed. Please visit our website to download. We have also created this PowerPoint Presentation to accompany the Facilitator’s Guide.
We hope parish groups and others wanting to deepen their reflection on the Creed find this resource helpful.
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This is a study of The Apostle's Creed in slide presentation format. Here at San Antonio Abad Parish, we try to study and explain the Apostles' Creed in relation to our Catholic Faith in the best manner we can. The Apostles' Creed is a concrete representation of our belief in Our Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God who came down from heaven, suffered and died so we may all be saved.
One of the first PowerPoints that I made when teaching theology. It is crazy. It has animations, links to further slides, and terrible graphics. But it is fun share and does give an accurate view of the history of Christianity. (Although the animations and links don't work in this slideshare.)
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Three Early Christian Creeds (from https://www.ccel.org/creeds/creeds.txt)
The Apostles’ Creed
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 rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sits at 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,
I believe in the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body,
And the life everlasting. Amen.
The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed (A.D. 381)
I believe in One God,
The Father Almighty,
Maker of Heaven and Earth,
And of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
The Son of God,
The Only-Begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages;
Light of Light;
True God of True God;
Begotten, not made;
Of one essence with the Father,
By Whom all things were made;
Who for us men and for our salvation
Came down from Heaven,
And was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,
And became man.
And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate,
And suffered, and was buried.
And the third day He arose again,
According to the Scriptures,
And ascended into Heaven,
And sits at the right hand of the Father;
And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead;
Whose Kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life,
Who proceeds from the Father;
Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified;
Who spoke by the prophets.
And in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
https://www.ccel.org/creeds/creeds.txt
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I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead,
And the life of the world to come.
The “Athanasian” Creed
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith;
Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
And the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity;
Neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance.
For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit.
But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is all one, the glory equal, the majesty
coeternal.
Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit.
The Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy Spirit uncreated.
The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Spirit incomprehensible.
The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit eternal. ...
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The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
1. 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 Ghost, born
1 Peter 3:15
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everyone thence he shall you
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judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy
catholic church; the communionBut do this with
that you have. of saints; the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
gentleness and respect, ...
2. The Church was growing...
Persecution helped the
church to grow ...
But how to teach / followup / disciple ...
No “Bible”, teaching from
memory & “hear say” ... and
as a result...
3. God is ‘Holy’ &
Is the ‘God’ in the
Hebrew Scriptures the ‘Spirit’, how
can a Holy God
same ‘God’ as taught
be born as a
by Jesus ?
man into a
God is God, how
can God die ?
God will never allow
his Son to die, at the
last minute Jesus was
substituted by ...... !!
sinful world ?
God the Father
first created
Jesus His Son...
There was a time
when Jesus was
... !!
4. “How dare they refuse to honor me!?! All good
Romans must burn incense before my statues and
honor me as a god. Yet these Christians refuse to
do so. Well, if I have to feed every last one of them
to the lions, I will. If I have to sew them into the skins
of wild animals and have packs of dogs rip them to
shreds, I will. If I must crucify every last one of them,
I will. Sooner or later, they will acknowledge me as
their superior ruler.” - Nero, Roman Emperor
5. “Our Roman gods demand sacrifices from their
subjects. Without their blessings, the Roman Empire
is doomed. Yet those who follow the teachings of
Christ refuse to make sacrifices to the gods, claiming
that their God is the only true god. What nonsense!!!
Those silly people and their silly ideas. They should
get on their knees and worship the ground that
Jupiter and Minerva have create.” - Maximus, Roman Governor
7. Usually on Easter Sunday morning ...
Fast whole day Friday (Good Friday)
Instruction, Prayer & Cleansing on Sat.
Overnight Prayer Meeting on Sat night...
Early Sun morning go down beside a stream ...
Remove all their clothing ...
The Bishop then anoints the “oil of thanksgiving” and
the “oil of exorcism”
The candidate declare : “I RENOUNCE THEE, SATAN,
AND ALL THY SERVANTS AND ALL THY WORKS.”
Then he is anointed with the oil of exorcism, with the
words: “Let all spirits depart far from thee.”
8. Enters & standing naked in the water, a deacon who is
doing the baptism puts his hand on the head asking:
“Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty?”
The candidate reply: “I BELIEVE.”
Then his head is pushed fully into the water.
Next question : “Do you believe in Christ Jesus, the
Son of God, who was born of the Holy Ghost of the
Virgin Mary, and was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
and was dead and buried, and rose again the third day,
alive from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and sat
at the right hand of the Father, and will come to judge
the quick and the dead?”
Reply: “I BELIEVE” and is baptized again.
9. Question : “Do you believe in the
Holy Ghost, and the holy church,
and the resurrection of the flesh?
Reply: “I BELIEVE”, and so he is
immersed a third time into the
water...
He will then come up and is
anointed with the “oil of
thanksgiving” with the words “I
anoint thee with holy oil in the name
of Jesus Christ.”
10. I believe in God the Father Almighty
And in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, who
was born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin
Mary, and was crucified under Pontius
Pilate, and was dead and buried, and rose
again the third day, alive from the dead,
and ascended into heaven, and sat down
at the right hand of the Father and will
come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, in the holy
church, and in the resurrection of the
body.
11. 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, dead and buried: 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 shall come to judge the quick and
the dead:
I believe in the Holy Spirit: the holy catholic Church:
the communion of saints: The forgiveness of sins:
The resurrection of the body:
and the life everlasting. Amen.
12. Defn : A “creed” is a concise, formal and
universally accepted statement of faith.
(Summary of the main points of common
Christian belief).
Latin “Credo” – “I Believe...”
Not “I think”
Not “I know”
Not “I feel”
13. Up till the 4th C there was a “story”
by the early church fathers that
each Apostle wrote one statement
of the Creed ...
It’s just a myth – there is no
evidence that it was directly written
by the apostles
But it is consistent with the
apostles teachings and beliefs
14. Early Christians & the Church :
No “Complete Bible” as we know it Today –
only the Jewish Scriptures in Hebrew & Greek
No NT Bible as yet
Only scattered letters & writings circulating
Times of persecution from without
Costly decision to be a Christian
Differing understanding & interpretation
within the church
Doubts ? Questions? Heresies ...
A great need to state clearly what are the key
beliefs of the Faith...
15. Early Baptismal formula :
Great Commission
Matt 28:19 Therefore go
and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing
them in the name of
the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy
Spirit,...
Trinitarian formula
16. Present Day Baptismal Questions:
1. Do you truly and earnestly repent of your sins and
accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour?
Answer: I do.
2. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY,
MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH; AND IN JESUS
CHRIST HIS ONLY SON OUR LORD; AND IN THE HOLY
SPIRIT, THE LORD, THE GIVER OF LIFE?
Answer: I do.
3. Do you desire to be baptised in this faith?
Answer: I do.
4. Will you then obediently keep God’s holy will and
commandments and walk in the same all the days of
your life?
Answer: I will, by God’s help.
17. “These words which you have heard are
in the Divine Scripture scattered up and
down: but here gathered and reduced
into one, that the memory of slow
persons might not be distressed; that
every person may be able to say, able to
hold, what he believes.”
18. I BELIEVE inall branches of Maker
God the Father Almighty,
Accepted by
of heaven and earth: And in Jesus
Christ his only
Christianity – Catholics,
Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
Orthodox & Protestants crucified,
of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
nd
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dead, and buried; he descended into
the
again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the
onwards
right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to
Only formally written down
judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy
muchthe communion of saints;th C
later 5th to 6 the forgiveness of sins;
catholic church;
the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
19. 1. To Define the Faith
Short summary of what we
believe...
Only the key points (Nonnegotiables) , it is not
exhaustive ...
Easy to remember and
teach ...
20. Only 479 characters in 106 words ...
It is the oldest and most widely
accepted creed by all branches of
Christianity
Covers a broad survey of Christian
doctrine
From Creation thru Salvation to
Eternity
21. 2. To Defend the Faith
Against heresies and wrong
teachings
Forced the early Church
Fathers to re-think and define
the Christian Faith
Eg Gnosticism & Arianism
22. Gnosticism :
Gnosis - ‘Salvation’ is only through mystical
knowledge which bring ‘enlightenment’ etc.
Dualism - spirit was entirely good while
matter entirely evil. The divine Christ would
never stoop to touch flesh, which is evil, he
only seemed human and only appeared to
die, for God cannot die etc
** Marcionism (AD144) : That Jesus Christ was
the savior sent by God, with Paul as his
chief apostle, Rejecting the Old Testament
and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark & John.
23. In defense against Gnosticism &
Marcionism :
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, dead and buried:...
24. Arianism :
Jesus the Son as Word & Logos was not
eternal or perfect like God
Jesus was created by God before time
and through Him all other things were
made.
In defense against Arianism:
Emperor Constantine
Council Of Nicaea AD325
25. Apostles Creed
• I believe in We believe in one God, the Father,
God the
the Almighty maker of heaven and
Father
earth, of all that is, seen and
Almighty,
unseen.
Maker of
We believe in one Lord, Jesus
heaven and Christ, the only Son of God,
earth:
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
• And in
true God from true God,
Jesus
begotten, not made,
Christ, his
of one Being with the Father.
only Son,
Through him all things were
our Lord:...
made....
26. Modern Day
Gnostics:
Christian Science
and Unity School
of Christianity;
Mind & Healing
Sciences;
Transcendental
Meditation (TM) ;
New Age
Movement
Modern Day Arianism:
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Mormonism
• Unification Church
• The Way
International
27. 3. To Disciple the Faith
People were generally illiterate
Written word very limited
OT Scriptures in Hebrew & Greek
(Septuagint)
Needed something to teach & share the
faith
Short & Concise
Easily remembered
Easily shared
28. “I Believe” is a personal commitment to the
truth
John’s Gospel : about 80 times declares that
salvation comes to those who believe
Rom 1:16 “I am not ashamed of the gospel,
because it is the power of God for the
salvation of everyone who believes...”
2 Tim 1:12 “... I know whom I have believed,
and am convinced that he is able to guard
what I have entrusted to him for that day.”
Offer a radical certainty amidst the sea of
skepticism today
What we believe will determine how we live Our conduct & behavior
29. Opening phrase of the Apostles Creed
“I Believe in GOD...”
• Fundamental truth
• Nearly everyone believes in ‘God’/‘god’
• But how do ‘they’ define or understand
“God”
• Pantheism ?
• Deism ?
• Theism
30. Three Important Truths about God:
1. FATHER :
• Abba (Gk) – 3 times in NT
• = Papa, Daddy
• Intimate & ‘Homely’
Calling God as Father :
• Very hard for some
Ps 68:5 A father to the fatherless, a defender
of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
• Impossible for others
Matt 6:9.. The Lord’s Prayer – ‘Our Father ...’
• Political correctness !!
31. Three Important Truths about God:
2. ALMIGHTY
• “El Shaddai” : God Almighty - 58
times in the Bible
• “Nothing is impossible with God”
Lk 1:37
• Because God is ALMIGHTY ...
• Reassuring & Comforting...
32. Three Important Truths about God:
3. MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
•
•
God “CREATED...”
That life as recorded in Genesis began
with God and not by chance
• God created because He wants to, not
because He has to ....
• Rev 4:11 "You are worthy, our Lord and
God, to receive glory and honor and
power, for you created all things, and by
your will they were created and have
their being."
33.
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35.
36.
37. In Today’s world :
Relativism
Nothing is sure or firm
Depends on ... Feeling, situations,
circumstances, others ...
Pluralism
There is more than one way to God
All religions/philosophies are the
same
Materialism :
The things in the world
The ways of the world
38. I BELIEVE God
The Apostles Creed
in
the Father Almighty, Maker
of heaven and earth: And in Jesus
Christ his only
Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
Ivirgin Mary, suffered under Pontius GOD ,
BELIEVE in Pilate, was crucified
of the
dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose
To ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the
again from the dead; he Define
right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he
To Defend
shall come to
judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy
catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
To Disciple
39. 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, dead and buried: 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 shall come to judge the quick and
the dead:
I believe in the Holy Spirit: the holy
catholic Church: the communion of saints:
The forgiveness of sins: The resurrection of
the body: and the life everlasting. Amen.