From the early days of the church Christians have affirmed their faith in Jesus with these words from the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth… and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.”

With these words we enter the second major section of the Apostles’ Creed. The Creed itself is Trinitarian—with a section devoted to the Father, a section to the Son, and a final section to the Holy Spirit. Of the 105 words in the Creed, 65 occur in the section relating to Jesus Christ. This tells us something important. The Christian faith is all about Jesus! He is the heart and core, the very cornerstone of all that we believe. You can be mistaken on some other issues and still be a Christian, but if you are wrong about Jesus, you are wrong in the worst possible way. Our faith in Jesus must be more than just an emotional experience of “having Jesus in my heart.” Our faith must rest on the revealed truth about Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord.

If we take this affirmation from the Creed and examine it, we can see that it contains four statements:

· I believe in Jesus.

· I believe He is the Christ.

· I believe He is God’s only Son.

· I believe He is the Lord.

Each of one of these statements is essential to the wholeness of the Christian faith.