Apostles' Creed


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  1. I believe in God the Father, Almighty,
    Maker of heaven and earth;
  2. And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord;
    Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
    Born of the virgin Mary;
    Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
    Was crucified, dead, and buried;
    He descended into hell1.
  3. The third day He arose again from the dead;
    He ascended into heaven;
    And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
    From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
  4. I believe in the Holy Spirit;
    The holy catholic2 church; the communion of saints;
    The forgiveness of sins;
    The resurrection of the body;
    And the life everlasting. Amen.

1 - The words "into hell" refer to the place of the dead.
2 - The word "catholic" refers to the universal Christian church.
It is based on the 2nd-century Rule of Faith.
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