Creeds, Corinthians, and Commandments

1. Creeds, Corinthians, and
Commandments

2. Apostles’ creed
Answers the questions:
• Who is God?
• Who is Jesus?
• Who is the Church?
• What is salvation?

3. Apostles’ creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator 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, died, and was 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 living 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 life everlasting.

4. Trinity
Part One: Informs us of the
God the Father
and the
Work of Creation
First Person of the

5. Mystery of Jesus redemption of the
human race
Jesus
The second person of the
Trinity
Part Two informs us of
and the

6. Trinity
Third person of the
Part Three: Informs us of the
Holy Spirit
the
Source of our salvation,
gifts, etc.

7. Discussion
• What’s your opinion of Jesus?
• How do you talk about the birth of Jesus?
• Who is Jesus to you?

9. Apostles’ creed
…and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord:

10. Birth Stories
Matthew 1
John 1:1-18
Luke 2:1-21

11. Apostles’ creed
…Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary:

13. Lutheran Perspective
• What does this mean? I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of
the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is
my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person,
purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of
the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and
with His innocent suffering and death, that I may be His own and live
under Him in His kingdom and serve Him in everlasting righteousness,
innocence, and blessedness, just as He is risen from the dead, lives and
reigns to all eternity.
• This is most certainly true.

14. • We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of
all that is, seen and unseen.
• We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary
and became truly human.

15. • For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and
was buried.
• On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he
ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom
will have no end.
• We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from
the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and
glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

16. Messiah Dependent

17. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11