A CHRISTIAN’S CREED

I believe in the one true God, who reveals himself as three persons:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
He created everything that exists out of nothing in six days.
He sustains and provides for his created world.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God the Son,
who came to earth to live the perfect life that I could not.
I know that he was the complete sacrifice for my sin.
He died so that I might live.
He rose from the grave victorious over sin and death,
guaranteeing that all my sins are forgiven.
He left this earth visibly, went up into heaven and now rules with all power and authority because he is God and his work on this earth is finished.
He will come again one day as Judge, to finally defeat his enemies
and to bring believers to live with him forever in heaven.

I believe in God the Holy Spirit, who has brought me to faith
and made me God’s child and an heir of eternal life.
Now he pleads to the Father on my behalf, strengthens me when I am spiritually weak and empowers me for service to my loving Savior, Jesus.
All this he does through God’s Word and sacraments.
God’s Word points me to my need for a Savior, and to his saving love for me.
I believe the Bible is the true Word of God which teaches and guides me how to live for him because of all the things my God has done for me. Amen.