The Apostles Creed | Jesus Christ Descended To The Dead
The underlying question of Christ’s descent to the place of the dead asks “What did Jesus do after His death but before His resurrection?”
The underlying question of Christ’s descent to the place of the dead asks “What did Jesus do after His death but before His resurrection?”
For the Apostles’ Creed to proclaim that Jesus Christ was crucified, died, and was buried, establishes that this same Jesus Christ serves as the punishment for the sins of mankind. He fulfills the Old Testament covenant while paving the way for the New Covenant.
If Jesus Christ is an historical figure, then the suffering that Jesus faced actually occurred. He faced a brutal suffering that led up to His death in both a physical and spiritual sense all while being completely innocent of any sin. The hope and humility we approach the cross of Jesus Christ permits us to love Jesus as our Lord and Savior as He loved us first.
No matter how we want something to be true, in submitting to the nature of Jesus as Christ, the ruler and King, we lay our will down before Him. Furthermore, we acknowledge that, while others may claim to have a way to everlasting life, only Jesus makes this possible to approach the Father by merit of being His one and only Son.
No matter how we want something to be true, in submitting to the nature of Jesus as Christ, the ruler and King, we lay our will down before Him. Furthermore, we acknowledge that, while others may claim to have a way to everlasting life, only Jesus makes this possible to approach the Father by merit of being His one and only Son.
While Genesis begins with the creation of the world by a magnificent and holy God, the Apostles’ Creed does likewise. In proclaiming that we believe in a God who created heaven and earth, we proclaim a God who reigns sovereign over all creation. Furthermore, as we proclaim this belief, we must do more than give it lip service, but allow the sovereignty of God to reign fully in every aspect of our lives.
The purposes of the creeds has never been about attempting to replace the Bible but to provide a framework for people to engage their understanding of theology. One should never presume that because we have the creeds that we have the totality of God’s word or that the creeds are inspired by God.
The purposes of the creeds has never been about attempting to replace the Bible but to provide a framework for people to engage their understanding of theology. One should never presume that because we have the creeds that we have the totality of God’s word or that the creeds are inspired by God.
We become the outposts of the Gospel for the glory of God and rise up in our faith by bowing before the authority of Jesus Christ and choosing to make disciples rather than mere converts.
For all of us called to rise up, according to the mission and vision God has set for our lives, to proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven, we must be willing to abandon our personal desire for the sake of expanding the work of God in the world and revealing His person and nature to the world.
