Category: 2021 – The Apostles’ Creed

The Apostles’ Creed may seem to take a sudden turn in its train of thought here, but it backtracks a bit to fill in the gap between Jesus’ ascension in the past and His return in the future.  While Christ is seated at the right hand of God, the Holy Spirit is active and present in each of His people.

The trinitarian structure of the Apostles’ Creed is now completed.  Having dealt with faith in God the Father and God the Son, the creed turns to the Holy Spirit. 

In the two languages of the Bible—Hebrew and Greek—the words for wind, breath, and spirit are the same.  Two ideas help us gain insight into a biblical understanding of the Spirit of God.  First, the Spirit brings life.  Just as God brought Adam to life by breathing into him, so God is able to bring individuals and his church to life through his Spirit today.  Second, the Spirit brings power.  The Spirit of God is like the wind—an unseen force that acts upon things and people.  The Spirit is God in action!

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Christians in our culture seem to forget or neglect the fact that Jesus not only rose from the dead and ascended to heaven but is also coming back.  When kept in our hearts and minds, Jesus’ return will transform our daily lives.  He will return.  When He returns, everyone will give an account for their lives and for their response to the gospel.

There is a day that all the nations and all the angels will sit around His glorious throne, and no one will dispute in that moment that He’s King.

The fact that Christ is coming “from whence to judge the quick and the dead” tells us that we are not going to have our best life now, nor should we look for it.  We can live with confidence only because we have assurance that we know the future.  The future is Jesus Christ, and we are safe in Him.

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