The Apostles’ Creed is the oldest, and most widely accepted statement of faith in Christianity. It wasn’t written by the Apostles (Jesus’s companions) but it became accepted in the early centuries as a faithful summary of what the Apostles taught. In this week's sermon, we are looking the often misunderstood (and sometimes overlooked) part of the Creed which talks about Jesus' descent into the dead and resurrection from the grave. What we will see from this section of the Creed is that Jesus' victory over sin and death gives us a secure hope for human souls and human bodies.

“The resurrection introduces something radically new into the fabric of the universe and into our understanding of the possibilities and limit of our wold, transforming the Christians way of inhabiting reality … It is as significant as the creation of the universe, for it parallels that first creation with what the Bible calls the"new creation" (2 Cor 5:17) …The resurrection of Christ is not simply proof that there is life beyond death, nor again is it simply proof that the cross was effective and that all those who trust in Christ can have their sins forgiven. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the first glimpse of the shafts of breaking dawn that will one day flood the sky with brilliant light in the new heavens and the new earth.”- Christopher Watkin

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/christs-descent-dead/

https://rts.edu/resources/he-descended-into-hell/

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