All Articles For The Apostles' Creed

Introduction Having concluded a series of six articles on “Preservation and Perseverance” and two articles on “Integration and Segregation,” we now would call the attention of our readers to the twelve articles of our Apostles’ Creed. This is a beautiful confession. That it is a confession is clear from its content: I believe in God, the Father, Almighty, etc. It is a beautiful confession, first of all, because it is so brief. This creed is easily memorized, also by children.

Introduction (2) We concluded our preceding article by calling attention, generally speaking, to the various doctrines as set forth before us in this beautiful confession, our Apostles’ Creed. In our fourth and final observation we reminded our readers of what we read in Articles 4-7, which speak of our Lord’s humiliation and exaltation. We now continue. 

In our preceding article we were calling attention to the necessity of believing all things promised us in the gospel, which the articles of our undoubted Christian faith briefly teach us. And we were calling attention toward the close of this preceding article to the truth of God’s almighty, irresistible grace. Finally, it is necessary to believe all these things of the gospel, also this thing or truth: we are preserved and therefore persevere. If we take hold of the truth as set forth in the Apostles’ Creed, that Christ is risen from the dead, has ascended into heaven and...