The Apostle's Creed - Part 3
God the Holy Ghost, often called Holy Spirit, is the primary Person of the Most Holy Trinity in the third part of the Apostle's Creed. This is to better explain the relation of God through His church here on Earth. As with God the Father, and God the Son, God the Holy Ghost is also eternal, of the same substance, infinite, Creator and Lord of all things. To God the Holy Ghost is the act of Sanctification of the Soul, even thought the act is the result of all three Persons of the Most Holy Trinity acting in, on and through the person in question, but the works of Love are attributed to the Holy Ghost specifically, and Sanctification of the soul is a work of love.
Apostle's Creed - Part 3
"I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen."
"I believe in the Holy Ghost"
The third Person in the Most Holy Trinity has effects that can be seen in Scared Scripture, and specifically through the Prophets of the Old Testament, and in the Acts of the Apostles during Pentecost the Apostles had received Tongues of Flames, one of the many descriptors of the Holy Spirit in Sacred Scripture. Other descriptors include: water, anointing, a dove, clouds and light.
"The Holy Catholic Church"
The Church is called Holy and Catholic for a reason. The Church is Holy by the nature of its origin, meaning it was established by God the Son, Jesus Christ. The Church is Holy by effect of Her Cause, Jesus Christ. The church is called Catholic, because in Greek καθολικός (katholikos) means universal. The Catholic Church is the Universal Church, for Jew and Gentile. For everyone in union with Jesus Christ.
The Church as established by Jesus Christ, is a physical society, one that can be found and be a part of, but also one that a person can be removed from. A person is removed from the church as a result of some sinful act that the person refused to repent of and remains in the state of sin. This is called excommunication. Excommunication is a punishment for wrongdoing, but it is meant for the remediation of the person to bring them back to Christ through His Church.
"The Communion of Saints"
This is meant to demonstrate the unity of everyone in the Church. All of the spiritual goods, internal and external, are for the usage of those in communion with the Church. This is a means of the dispensation of grace, both sanctifying and actual grace. The internal goods are the graces received through the Sacraments, Faith, Hope, and Charity (the three theological virtues), the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, the superabundant merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints, and the fruit of all the good works done in the church. The external goods are the Sacraments themselves, the Sacrifice of the Mass, and prayers of the faithful. Only those that are not in a state of Mortal Sin is a participant of these graces.
"The forgiveness of sins"
In the New Testament Jesus Christ has the authority to forgive sins. He also gave this authority to His Apostles when he said "Whoever's sins you forgive are forgiven, and whoever's sins you retain are retained". As He passed this authority onto His Apostles and by extend the Catholic Church, the Apostles passed this authority on to their disciples who formed the Bishops and Priests of the Church. This Sacrament, which brings one from spiritual death into spiritual life with Christ, is called the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
"The resurrection of the body"
The resurrection of the dead will take place at the Second Coming of Christ prior to the General Judgment of all on Earth. This is done through the infinite power of the Omnipotent God, through whom nothing is impossible.
"and life everlasting. Amen."
This is the part of the Creed that every believer looks toward, and every non-repentant sinner will come to despise. Life in the presence of God is an eternity of happiness and bliss, as God is Happiness and Bliss, as he is the Good to an infinite perfection. And unfortunately those in Hell will be forever deprived of the Happiness and Bliss that is in and of God, as they rejected Him in this life, He will reject them in the next.
Apostle's Creed - Part 3
"I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen."
"I believe in the Holy Ghost"
The third Person in the Most Holy Trinity has effects that can be seen in Scared Scripture, and specifically through the Prophets of the Old Testament, and in the Acts of the Apostles during Pentecost the Apostles had received Tongues of Flames, one of the many descriptors of the Holy Spirit in Sacred Scripture. Other descriptors include: water, anointing, a dove, clouds and light.
"The Holy Catholic Church"
The Church is called Holy and Catholic for a reason. The Church is Holy by the nature of its origin, meaning it was established by God the Son, Jesus Christ. The Church is Holy by effect of Her Cause, Jesus Christ. The church is called Catholic, because in Greek καθολικός (katholikos) means universal. The Catholic Church is the Universal Church, for Jew and Gentile. For everyone in union with Jesus Christ.
The Church as established by Jesus Christ, is a physical society, one that can be found and be a part of, but also one that a person can be removed from. A person is removed from the church as a result of some sinful act that the person refused to repent of and remains in the state of sin. This is called excommunication. Excommunication is a punishment for wrongdoing, but it is meant for the remediation of the person to bring them back to Christ through His Church.
"The Communion of Saints"
This is meant to demonstrate the unity of everyone in the Church. All of the spiritual goods, internal and external, are for the usage of those in communion with the Church. This is a means of the dispensation of grace, both sanctifying and actual grace. The internal goods are the graces received through the Sacraments, Faith, Hope, and Charity (the three theological virtues), the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, the superabundant merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints, and the fruit of all the good works done in the church. The external goods are the Sacraments themselves, the Sacrifice of the Mass, and prayers of the faithful. Only those that are not in a state of Mortal Sin is a participant of these graces.
"The forgiveness of sins"
In the New Testament Jesus Christ has the authority to forgive sins. He also gave this authority to His Apostles when he said "Whoever's sins you forgive are forgiven, and whoever's sins you retain are retained". As He passed this authority onto His Apostles and by extend the Catholic Church, the Apostles passed this authority on to their disciples who formed the Bishops and Priests of the Church. This Sacrament, which brings one from spiritual death into spiritual life with Christ, is called the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
"The resurrection of the body"
The resurrection of the dead will take place at the Second Coming of Christ prior to the General Judgment of all on Earth. This is done through the infinite power of the Omnipotent God, through whom nothing is impossible.
"and life everlasting. Amen."
This is the part of the Creed that every believer looks toward, and every non-repentant sinner will come to despise. Life in the presence of God is an eternity of happiness and bliss, as God is Happiness and Bliss, as he is the Good to an infinite perfection. And unfortunately those in Hell will be forever deprived of the Happiness and Bliss that is in and of God, as they rejected Him in this life, He will reject them in the next.
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