Introduction Over the last two Wednesdays, we’ve been thinking about what the Creed says about the church. The church, we confess, is one, holy, catholic and apostolic. The church is one because the Holy Spirit has united every member of the church through faith to one and the same Saviour, Jesus Christ. The church is … Continue reading Baptism and forgiveness →

Introduction We’ve reached the end of the Nicene Creed and the last line which is about the last things: the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come. The Creed says we look for these things. And we look for them because these things have not yet happened. Everything else we’ve … Continue reading The resurrection and the life of the age to come →

Introduction We been going through the Nicene Creed since last October. And we’ve seen how the first part is about God the Father Almighty, who is the Maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And the second part is about the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only begotten Son … Continue reading The church (2) →

Introduction We’re in the part of the Nicene Creed which is about the Holy Spirit. So far we’re thought about how he’s the Lord and Giver of Life; and he proceeds from the Father and the Son; and he is to be worshipped and glorified with the Father and the Son. He is to be … Continue reading Who has spoken through the prophets →

Introduction I’ve said before that the original Creed of Nicaea which was produced in 325 was expanded at the Council of Constantinople in 381 and became what we now know as the Nicene Creed. The original Creed of Nicaea was written in response to the teaching of Arius, who denied the full divinity of the … Continue reading Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified →

Introduction If you haven’t been at the midweek, then you might not know that we’ve been going through the Nicene Creed since October last year. The Council of Nicaea met in 325 AD which was 1700 years ago last year. And lots of things happened last year to mark its anniversary. And I thought I’d … Continue reading Who proceeds from the Father and the Son →

Introduction The first main part of the Nicene Creed was about God the Father Almighty, the maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. The second main part of the Creed was about the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God the Father, who came down from heaven for … Continue reading The Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life →

Introduction I mentioned last week how the Lord’s incarnate life can be divided into two phases: there the state of humiliation; and then there’s the state of exaltation. So, he came down from heaven and become one of us and he suffered and died on the cross and was buried and remained under the power … Continue reading And he shall come again in glory to judge the living and the dead; of whose kingdom there shall be no end →

Introduction The Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechisms refer to the Lord’s states of humiliation and exaltation: how he came down from heaven as one of us and suffered and died on the cross and was buried; and how afterwards, he was raised from the dead and exalted to heaven to sit at God’s right hand … Continue reading And rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father →

Introduction Last week we spent our time on the line of the Creed which says about the Lord Jesus Christ that he was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and was made man. God's only begotten Son came down from heaven and became one of us by taking to himself a body … Continue reading And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried →