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Apostles’ Creed: Defending the Descent

By Filings on Thu, 04/23/20
Society & Culture
Apostles’ Creed
Christology
Creeds and Confessions

“Despite being in the Apostle’s Creed, this doctrine is not universally believed. First, as the Catholic Church begin to drift more and more into sacerdotalism, the descent to the dead gradually morphed into a descent into hell. By the time of the reformation, Calvin rejected the doctrine as a Catholic hangover, assuming it was connected to the unbiblical concept of Purgatory, and today many evangelicals follow Calvin’s lead, and ditch the descent.” - Jesse Johnson

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Topics: Creeds and Confessions, Nicene Creed, Apostles’ Creed
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  • Is It OK to Confess That Jesus Descended into Hell? (What if it really means “descended to the dead”?)
  • The Christian’s Pledge of Allegiance
  • The descent of Christ: Examining the controversial claim in the Apostles' Creed
  • Christ Descended into Hell: No Hope without It

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