And Sitteth On the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty

In the Name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. Amen. In its second paragraph, the Apostles’ Creed goes step by step through the mighty acts of our Lord Jesus Christ on our behalf for our salvation. Each step has a particular, powerful significance: He was “conceived by the Holy […]

And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son Our Lord

“Teaching the senators wisdom”. Well, this senator heard from his esteemed junior colleague, Michael, a piece of wisdom after the first sermon in the series was preached by our learned Victor, the Theologian in Residence, who, Michael declared “had set the bar high.” High indeed. All I can do is to take a deep breath […]

Who Was Conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary

With this line of the creed, suddenly the entire Trinity is before us. The creed began with belief in God the Father almighty, and with that word “Father” the implicit claim was made that there is a Son of God. For God is always Father, and that means there is always God the Son. So […]