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The Catechism in Questions & Answers
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- Contents
- 29. What is a creed?
- 30. Are there biblical creeds?
- 31. How did the first Christian creeds come into being?
- 32. Which statements became part of the content of the Christian creeds?
- 33. Which are the most important of the early church creeds?
- 34. What is the text of the Apostolicum?
- 35. What is the text of the Creed of Nicaea-Constantinople?
- 36. What significance do the early church creeds have for the New Apostolic Church?
- 37. What is the text of the New Apostolic Creed?
- 38. How did the New Apostolic Creed come into being?
- 39. What is the significance of the New Apostolic Creed?
- 40. What is the structure of the New Apostolic Creed?
- 41. What is the content of the First Article of Faith?
- 42. What is the content of the Second Article of Faith?
- 43. What is the content of the Third Article of Faith?
- 44. What is the content of the Fourth Article of Faith?
- 45. What is the content of the Fifth Article of Faith?
- 46. What is the content of the Sixth Article of Faith?
- 47. What is the content of the Seventh Article of Faith?
- 48. What is the content of the Eighth Article of Faith?
- 49. What is the content of the Ninth Article of Faith?
- 50. What is the content of the Tenth Article of Faith?
43. What is the content of the Third Article of Faith?
The Third Article of Faith professes belief in the Holy Spirit, that is, the third person of the Godhead, as well as belief in the church, the community of the saints, and further salvation.
In the narrower sense, the “community of the saints” includes all believers who are reborn out of water and the Holy Spirit, who allowed themselves to be prepared for the day of the Lord by the Apostles of Jesus Christ, and who are accepted by Him as His bride. Those who belong to this fellowship will only be revealed at the return of Christ. In the broader sense, the “community of the saints” includes all those who are numbered among the church of Christ. The term thus refers to all those who already today receive salvation from Jesus Christ. The “community of the saints” will be revealed in its completion and perfection in the new creation.