The Apostles' Creed

THE APOSTLES' CREED

What Is Faith?

The First Article: "I Believe in One God."

• Some Motives for Belief in many gods
• Errors Relating to the First Article
• Good Effects of Our Faith

The Second Article: "And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord."

• Errors Relating to the Second Article
• The Divine Generation

The Third Article: "Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary."

• Errors Relating to the Third Article
• Good Effects of These Considerations

The Fourth Article: "Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried."

• Evil Effects of Sin
• Christ, Exemplar of Virtues

The Fifth Article: "He Descended into Hell."

• Reasons for Christ's Descent
• What We May Learn From This
• Special Character of Christ's Resurrection
• What We May Learn From the Resurrection

The Sixth Article: "He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty."

• The Sublimity of The Ascension
• The Reasonableness of The Ascension
• The Benefits of The Ascension

The Seventh Article: "From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead."

• The Form of The Judgment
• Who Are to Be Judged?
• The Fear of The Judgment
• Our Preparation for The Judgment

The Eighth Article: "I Believe in the Holy Ghost."

• Teachings of The Nicene Creed
• Benefits From The Holy Ghost

The Ninth Article: "I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church."

• The Unity of The Church
• The Holiness of The Church
• The Catholicity or Universality of The Church
• The Apostolicity of The Church

The Tenth Article: "The Communion of Saints, the Forgiveness of Sins."

• The Seven Sacraments: A Review
• The Forgiveness of Sins
• The Communion of Saints

The Eleventh Article: "The Resurrection of the Body."

• The Benefits of The Resurrection
• Qualities of The Risen Bodies
• Condition of The Blessed
• Condition of The Damned

The Twelfth Article: "Life everlasting. Amen."

• What is Everlasting Life?
• The Fullness of Desires
• What is Everlasting Death?