THE ANGLICAN CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH
ARTICLES OF BELIEF
The Nicene Creed (The Symbol of Faith)
I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made: Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Second Confession of Faith
I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: For he is without beginning, unbegotten, and without cause, but is himself the natural beginning and cause of the Son, and of the Spirit. And I believe in his Only-begotten Son, without mutation and without time begotten of him, being of one Essence with Him by whom all things were made. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, who proceedeth from the same Father, and with him is glorified as coeternal, being of one Essence with him, and equal in glory, and enthroned together with him, the Author of creation. I believe that one of the same super-substantial and life-giving Trinity, the Only-begotten Word, came down from heaven, for us men, and for our salvation, and was incarnate by the Holy spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; that is to say, was made perfect man, yet remaining God, and in nowise changing his divine essence by his participation in the flesh, neither being transmuted into anything else: but without mutation assuming man’s nature, he therein endured suffering and death, being free in his divine nature from every suffering. And on the third day he rose again from the dead; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of his God and Father. And I believe those traditions and narrations concerning the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church which we have received from God and the men of God. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Furthermore I confess the one Person, the Word made flesh; and I believe and proclaim that Christ is one and the same in two natures after his incarnation, preserving those things which were in them and from them. Therefore, also, I adore two wills, in that each nature retaineth its own special will and its own action. I reverence, relatively, but not in the way of worship, the images divine and reverence-worthy of Christ himself, and of Our Lady the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, and of all the Saints, addressing to their originals the honour shown to them. I reject as ill-advised those who think otherwise. And I literally and truly confess Our Lady, Mary the Birth-giver of God, as having borne in the flesh one of the Trinity, even Christ our Lord and God. And may the same be my helper, protector, and defender all the days of my life. Amen.
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I accept and confess the Seven Œcumenical Councils, and the other traditions of the Holy Catholic Apostolic Church, its rules and ordinances; and I likewise will accept and understand Holy Scripture in accordance with the interpretation which the Holy Catholic Apostolic Church, our Mother, hath held, and doth hold.
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I believe and confess that there are Seven Sacraments of the New Testament: Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Confession, Holy Order, Marriage, and Anointing with oil, instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ and
his Church, to the end that, through their operation and reception, we may receive blessings from on high.
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I believe and confess that, in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, under the mystical forms of bread and wine, the faithful partake of the true Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto the remission of their sins, and unto life eternal.
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I believe and confess that it is proper to reverence and invoke the Saints who reign on high with Christ, according to the interpretation of the Holy Catholic Church; and that their prayers and intercession avail with God for our salvation: Likewise that it is well-pleasing in the sight of God that we should do homage to their relics, as the precious memorials of their virtues.
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I acknowledge that the images of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and of our Lady the Ever-virgin Mother of God, and of other Saints are worthy to be possessed and honoured; not unto idolatry, but that, through contemplation thereof, we may be incited unto piety, and unto emulation of the deeds of the holy persons represented by those images.
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I confess that the prayers of the faithful, which are offered up to God for the salvation of those who have departed this life in the faith, are favourably received, through the mercy of God.
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I believe and confess that power hath been given by our Saviour Christ unto the Holy Catholic Church, to bind and to loose: and that whatsoever, by virtue of that power, is bound or loosed on earth will be bound or loosed in heaven.
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I believe and confess that the Foundation, Head, and Great High Priest and Chief Shepherd of the Holy Catholic Church is our Lord Jesus Christ: and that Bishops, Priests and Deacons are appointed by him to rule the Church: and that the Guide and Pilot of this Church is the Holy Spirit.
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I believe and confess that the ministry of the Church comprises major and minor orders, the order of Deaconesses and the order of Laity. Both major and minor orders are male in character according to the Tradition and teaching of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. This rule is unalterable except by deliberation and decision of an Œcumenical Council of the Whole Church.
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I confess that our Holy Mother the Church is the Bride of Christ, and that therein is true salvation.
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I believe and confess that the virginal conception and birth of our Lord are true and that his holy mother is ever-virgin.
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I believe and confess that the Ever-virgin Our Lady St Mary reposed in her Lord and was assumed body and soul into the glory of heaven, according to the Tradition of the Church.
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ARTICLES OF BELIEF
The Nicene Creed (The Symbol of Faith)
I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made: Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Second Confession of Faith
I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: For he is without beginning, unbegotten, and without cause, but is himself the natural beginning and cause of the Son, and of the Spirit. And I believe in his Only-begotten Son, without mutation and without time begotten of him, being of one Essence with Him by whom all things were made. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, who proceedeth from the same Father, and with him is glorified as coeternal, being of one Essence with him, and equal in glory, and enthroned together with him, the Author of creation. I believe that one of the same super-substantial and life-giving Trinity, the Only-begotten Word, came down from heaven, for us men, and for our salvation, and was incarnate by the Holy spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; that is to say, was made perfect man, yet remaining God, and in nowise changing his divine essence by his participation in the flesh, neither being transmuted into anything else: but without mutation assuming man’s nature, he therein endured suffering and death, being free in his divine nature from every suffering. And on the third day he rose again from the dead; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of his God and Father. And I believe those traditions and narrations concerning the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church which we have received from God and the men of God. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Furthermore I confess the one Person, the Word made flesh; and I believe and proclaim that Christ is one and the same in two natures after his incarnation, preserving those things which were in them and from them. Therefore, also, I adore two wills, in that each nature retaineth its own special will and its own action. I reverence, relatively, but not in the way of worship, the images divine and reverence-worthy of Christ himself, and of Our Lady the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, and of all the Saints, addressing to their originals the honour shown to them. I reject as ill-advised those who think otherwise. And I literally and truly confess Our Lady, Mary the Birth-giver of God, as having borne in the flesh one of the Trinity, even Christ our Lord and God. And may the same be my helper, protector, and defender all the days of my life. Amen.
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I accept and confess the Seven Œcumenical Councils, and the other traditions of the Holy Catholic Apostolic Church, its rules and ordinances; and I likewise will accept and understand Holy Scripture in accordance with the interpretation which the Holy Catholic Apostolic Church, our Mother, hath held, and doth hold.
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I believe and confess that there are Seven Sacraments of the New Testament: Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Confession, Holy Order, Marriage, and Anointing with oil, instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ and
his Church, to the end that, through their operation and reception, we may receive blessings from on high.
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I believe and confess that, in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, under the mystical forms of bread and wine, the faithful partake of the true Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto the remission of their sins, and unto life eternal.
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I believe and confess that it is proper to reverence and invoke the Saints who reign on high with Christ, according to the interpretation of the Holy Catholic Church; and that their prayers and intercession avail with God for our salvation: Likewise that it is well-pleasing in the sight of God that we should do homage to their relics, as the precious memorials of their virtues.
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I acknowledge that the images of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and of our Lady the Ever-virgin Mother of God, and of other Saints are worthy to be possessed and honoured; not unto idolatry, but that, through contemplation thereof, we may be incited unto piety, and unto emulation of the deeds of the holy persons represented by those images.
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I confess that the prayers of the faithful, which are offered up to God for the salvation of those who have departed this life in the faith, are favourably received, through the mercy of God.
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I believe and confess that power hath been given by our Saviour Christ unto the Holy Catholic Church, to bind and to loose: and that whatsoever, by virtue of that power, is bound or loosed on earth will be bound or loosed in heaven.
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I believe and confess that the Foundation, Head, and Great High Priest and Chief Shepherd of the Holy Catholic Church is our Lord Jesus Christ: and that Bishops, Priests and Deacons are appointed by him to rule the Church: and that the Guide and Pilot of this Church is the Holy Spirit.
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I believe and confess that the ministry of the Church comprises major and minor orders, the order of Deaconesses and the order of Laity. Both major and minor orders are male in character according to the Tradition and teaching of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. This rule is unalterable except by deliberation and decision of an Œcumenical Council of the Whole Church.
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I confess that our Holy Mother the Church is the Bride of Christ, and that therein is true salvation.
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I believe and confess that the virginal conception and birth of our Lord are true and that his holy mother is ever-virgin.
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I believe and confess that the Ever-virgin Our Lady St Mary reposed in her Lord and was assumed body and soul into the glory of heaven, according to the Tradition of the Church.
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