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Apostolic Confession - Holy Catholic Church

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  • David Lauten

This article is about the phrase “I believe in the holy catholic Church” in the Apostles’ Creed. The author discusses the meaning of the words ‘holy’ and ‘catholic’.

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Why Is Our Church So Messed Up?

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  • Eric Landry

Do you ever ask yourself if the church of Christ is truly united? Churches across the world confess the one holy, catholic, and apostolic church, but this truth is not clearly visible. The article describes what needs to happen for this unity to be visible in the church.  

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The Belgic Confession of Faith: Article 27

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  • C. Vogelaar

Christ’s church is one, holy, and catholic. How do we know this? Based on Article 27 of the Belgic Confession, this article explains the essence of the church by explaining both the names used for the church and the attributes of the church. 

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The Confession of Faith Article 27 Of the Catholic Christian Church

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  • A. M. Den Boer

What is the church? This article answers this question by looking at Belgic Confession Article 27. It discusses the meaning of the church and the attributes of the church. The church is one, holy, and catholic.

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The Church Is Catholic

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  • J. W. Maris

Looking at the meaning of the word catholic, this article looks at the call to church unity in the light of the divisions within the Reformed churches. The article asks the question, "What does it mean to confess the catholicity of the church?"

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The Ecumenical Spirit of the Reformation: Unity in the Truth

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  • Russell J. Dykstra

"I believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic church." This confession was wholeheartedly embraced by the reformers. The reformers confessed that true unity can only be found in the truth of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Scriptures. This article calls today’s church to follow in the reformers' footsteps.

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I Believe in … The Holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints

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  • Timothy J. E. Cross

This article on the Apostles' Creed describes what Christians confess when they say that they believe in the holy catholic church and the communion of saints.

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The Four-Door Labyrinth - Sola Scriptura

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  • Steve Hays

Many divisions between church denominations can be traced back to differences in four doctrines: sola scriptura, freewill, the relationship between the Old and New covenant, and the sacraments. In this article, focus is given to the doctrine of sola scriptura as the only rule of faith. Here the Catholic, Orthodox, Mormon and Pentecostal positions on sola scriptura are evaluated in light of the Protestant view.

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One Holy Catholic and Apostolic worship

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  • John P. Sartelle

This article is about our worship with the one holy catholic and apostolic church.

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Truly Catholic

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  • Carl R. Trueman

This article is about what it means to be truly catholic: keeping the confessions and the faith believed through the ages.

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Holding Together: Catholic Evangelical Worship in the Spirit

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  • Christopher Cocksworth

Here is provided a vision of evangelical, cross-centred, gospel worship. This is held together with catholic instincts about the ecclesiastic character of worship and charismatic experience of the dynamic of the Spirit in worship.

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The Catholic Character of the Church

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  • Jelle Faber

In this article the catholic (universal) character of church is discussed. The relation of the church to the Triune God also receives some attention.

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