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The Apostle's Creed
Basically, the Apostle's Creed expresses our faith in the following: God (the Father), Jesus Christ (His only Son), the Holy Spirit, the Church, the forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection, and life everlasting. The Apostle's Creed is written, below, in it's entirety.
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 from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and tre dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the church universal; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
25 Articles of Religion
1. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity
2. Of the Word or Son of God, Who Was Made Very Man
3. Of the Resurrection of Christ
4. Of the Holy Ghost
5. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation
6. Of the Old Testament
7. Of Original or Birth Sin
8. Of Free Will
9. Of the Justification of Man
10. Of Good Works
11. Of Works of Supererogation
12. Of Sin After Justification
13. Of the Church
14. Of Purgatory
15. Of Speaking in the Congregation in Such a Tongue as the People Understand
16. Of the Sacraments
17. Of Baptism
18. Of the Lord's Supper
19. Of Both Kinds
20. Of the One Oblation of Christ, Finished Upon the Cross
21. Of the Marriage of Ministers
22. Of the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church
23. Of the Rulers of the United States
24. Of Christian Men's Goods
25. Of A Christian Man's Oath
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