Below is the Apostles Creed:
| 1. Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae, | I believe in God the Father almighty,the Creator of heaven and earth, |
| 2. et in Iesum Christum, Filium Eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, | and in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord, |
| 3. qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, | who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, |
| 4. passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, | who suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried, |
| 5. descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, | descended into hell, rose again from the dead on the third day, |
| 6. ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis, | ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty, |
| 7. inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos. | who will come again to judge the living and the dead. |
| 8. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, | I believe in the Holy Spirit, |
| 9. sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, sanctorum communionem, | the holy catholic(universal) Church, the communion of saints, |
| 10. remissionem peccatorum, | the forgiveness of sins, |
| 11. carnis resurrectionem, | the resurrection of the body, |
| 12. vitam aeternam. Amen.[26] | and the life everlasting. Amen. |
What Do Christians Believe?
What are the key doctrines of the Christian
faith? The core teachings of the Bible have
defined Christianity for 2,000 years. Virtually
all Christians who seek to have a faith that is
biblical hold to some form of these basic
doctrines. Christians may not always agree on
how they work out the details of their faith, but
they should agree on the essential doctrines,
these core truths.
“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials,
liberty, and in all things, charity.”
—Rupertus Meldenius (1627)
We can identify the essential doctrines of the
Christian faith by looking at the core truth of
the gospel, which is the salvation of humanity
through the life, death, and resurrection of
Jesus Christ. Salvation, as God has revealed to
us through his Holy Scriptures, is defined as
forgiveness of sins and everlasting life with
God by confessing that “Jesus is Lord” and
believing that God raised Jesus from the dead
(Rom. 10:9). By examining the gospel message,
we can identify fourteen doctrines that are
necessary for salvation to be possible.
What Are the Essential
Doctrines?
The essential doctrines of Christianity have to
do with:
Who God is.
Who Jesus Christ is.
God’s love for people and his desire to
save them.
- God’s Unity
- God’s Tri-unity
- Human Depravity
- Christ’s Virgin Birth
- Christ’s Sinlessness
- Christ’s Deity
- Christ’s Humanity
- The Necessity of God’s Grace
- The Necessity of Faith
- Christ’s Atoning Death
- Christ’s Bodily Resurrection
- Christ’s Bodily Ascension
- Christ’s Intercession
- Christ’s Second Coming
- Holy Bible is the only Authority for doctrine & practice
The true Church will believe in these Core Doctrine’s and Statement of Faith, any other groups who do not are cults.
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