Apostolic Confession - I Believe in the Communion of Saints

This article is part of a series on the Apostles’ Creed. Here Dr Ferguson discusses what it means to believe in the communion of saints, as we confess in the creed. Why is important to be part of a church community? Ferguson speaks about the gift of the preaching of the Word and the individual gifts given to believers as described in Ephesians 4:1-16.

Apostolic Confession - I Believe He Will Come Again to Judge the Quick and the Dead

This article is part of a series on the Apostles’ Creed. Here Sinclair Ferguson studies the statement, “I believe Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead”, looking at the text of 2 Corinthians 5:6-21. What does this statement mean? What do we confess regarding the final judgment?

If You Confess

The ideas of “Catholic” and “Reformed” are not opposites or mutually exclusive. This claim is for the church which remained in the truth. We speak of the Catholic church as the Apostles’ Creed speaks of the “Catholic church” and in the sense of Lord's Day 21 of the Heidelberg Catechism when it states that the Son of God gathers this church out of the whole human race from the beginning to the end of the world.

The Holy Spirit: Spirit of the Father and The Spirit of The Son

This article looks at what the Nicene Creed confesses about the Holy Spirit as God. The author specifically discusses the question whether the Holy Spirit is also the Spirit of the Son (the Spirit of Jesus Christ) and what this entails. He also looks at the difference between the Western church and Eastern church and the schism in 1054 A.D.

The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting

This article is about the resurrection of the body, when Christ returns. The author also discusses what the nature of the resurrection is and the relation to the renewal of all things. He concludes by discussing questions about the resurrection of the body in instances where the body was destroyed or impaired on earth, or where infants died prematurely. He also answers questions about how we should treat our bodies today, and if we will recognize our body in heaven.