God as Creator
Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
Isaiah 44:24: “This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things.”
God as Almighty
Psalm 115:3: “Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.”
Jeremiah 32:17: “Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.”
Jesus’ Divinity
John 1:1-2: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Matthew 16:16: “Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.'”
Conceived by the Holy Spirit
Matthew 1:20: “But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.'”
Born of the Virgin
Isaiah 7:14: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Luke 1:34-35: “And Mary said to the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin?’ And the angel answered her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.'”
Suffering and Crucifixion
Matthew 27:26: “Then he released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.”
Isaiah 53:5: “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities.”
Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:4: “That he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.”
Matthew 28:6: “He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.”
Ascension
Acts 1:9: “And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.”
Sitting at God’s Right Hand
Mark 16:19: “So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.”
Judgment
Acts 10:42: “He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.”
Revelation 20:12: “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened… and the dead were judged by what was written in the books.”
Role of the Holy Spirit
John 14:26: “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.”
Acts 1:8: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.”
Unity of the Church
Ephesians 4:4: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call.”
Communion of Saints
Hebrews 10:25: “Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
Forgiveness of Sins
Ephesians 1:7: “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.”
1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:42: “So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.”
John 11:25: “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.'”
Eternal Life
John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
1 John 5:11: “And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”
Each part of the Apostles’ Creed is firmly rooted in Scripture, providing a biblical foundation for the core doctrines of the Christian faith.