This I Believe: The Apostles' Creed
Various Scriptural texts
26 May 2024
I Believe in the Resurrection and the Life
Romans 6:4-5;
John 3:36, 4:14, 15:5, 17:3; Luke 16:22-25, 23:43; Philippians 1:23;
Romans 8:23, John 5:28-29, Revelation 20:15, 21:27,
1 Corinthians 15:42-44, Revelation 21:1-5, 26; Revelation 22:3-4
by Tan Huai Tze
The Creed ends with a reminder that Jesus gives us hope in the present life, in life after death, and in life after life after death. Our final hope as Christians is not to live as disembodied beings in eternity, but to be with God in resurrected physical bodies in a restored creation.
19 May 2024
I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins
1 John 3:4, John 14:15, Genesis 2:16-17,
Isaiah 59:2, Isaiah 64:6, Exodus 34:6-7,
Isaiah 53:5-6, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 26:28, Luke 23:34, Luke 24:46-47, Mark 1:15, Romans 3:23-26,
Psalm 32:1-2, 11,
Matthew 18:21-22
by Tan Huai Tze
After its description of the persons of the Trinity, the Apostles' Creed transitions to a description of the church as God's people. The church is the gathering of saints who have been set apart by God for the sacred mission of proclaiming the Gospel to the ends of the earth. As believers, we have communion with one another through our common union in Christ. This provides a foretaste of the fellowship that we'll have in eternity with every believer in Christ from every nation, tribe, people, and language.
12 May 2024
I Believe in the Church
1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Peter 2:9-12;
Matthew 28:18-20; Revelation 7:9-10;
1 John 1:1-3
by Joel Sim
After its description of the persons of the Trinity, the Apostles' Creed transitions to a description of the church as God's people. The church is the gathering of saints who have been set apart by God for the sacred mission of proclaiming the Gospel to the ends of the earth. As believers, we have communion with one another through our common union in Christ. This provides a foretaste of the fellowship that we'll have in eternity with every believer in Christ from every nation, tribe, people, and language.
5 May 2024
I Believe in the Holy Spirit
Genesis 1:1-3, Luke 3:21-22, John 14:15-17,
John 14:25-27, 1 Cor 12:3; Rom 8:15-17
by Aaron Akins
After confessing about God the Father and the Son, the Apostles’ Creed turns to the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, in the third paragraph (“I believe in the Holy Spirit”). Theologian J. I. Packer says that this paragraph “turns to the re-creating work of the Spirit, whereby we are actually made new in and through Christ.” In order to appreciate better what it means to be a believer, we need to understand the person, presence, and power of the Holy Spirit as He applies the work that Christ accomplished to us.
28 April 2024
I Believe Jesus Rose
1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 17-20, Romans 6:4-5, Acts 1:6-11,
Hebrews 9:24, Hebrews 8:1-2, Romans 8:34, Acts 17:30-31, 2 Timothy 4:1-2, Revelation 1:7
by Tan Huai Tze
The Creed teaches us that Jesus rose on the third day, ascended to heaven, is seated at the right hand of God and will return to judge the living and the dead. Through this Jesus obtains for us a secure and sure salvation, and gives us eternal hope.
21 April 2024
I Believe Jesus Suffered
Matthew 27:11-14, 20-26, 45-50, 57-60; Acts 2:27-31; Isaiah 53:6
by Tan Huai Tze
The creed helps us confess that we believe Jesus died unjustly, innocently, but historically at the hands of Pontius Pilate. He died a cruel and shameful death by crucifixion to forgive our sins and cover our shame. His death, burial and descent to the place of the dead show us that Jesus died as a human being, in our place, and for our salvation. Jesus deals not just with our fear of death, but with death itself.
14 April 2024
I Believe in Jesus Christ
John 1:1-3,14; 5:16-18; 8:18-19; Matthew 1:18-25; Philippians 2:5-11
by Tan Huai Tze
Christians throughout the ages have believed that Jesus is fully God and fully human at the same time. This means that God has broken into history, showing us that He is real, and that He has come to save us, conquer evil, and restore what is broken by sin.
7 April 2024
I Believe in God the Father
Romans 1:16-23; Romans 8:14-17, 28; Revelation 4:8-11
by Joel Sim
The Apostles' Creed, which gives us a summarised picture of the Gospel, begins by telling us who is this very God that Christians believe in. He is our Father Almighty and the Creator of all things. Those who trust in Jesus are adopted into God's family, and God becomes their ever-present help.