Tag: he descended into hell
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: An excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 4
This post concludes our deep-dive into the Athanasian Creed’s statement that Christ “descended into hell” after His death. Here, we learn what He proclaimed to the spirits in prison, and what it accomplished.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: an excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 3
As we continue our excursus into the Creed’s claim that Christ “descended into hell,” we trace His journey through the three levels of the underworld, from Scripture.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: An excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 2
In this post, we learn the depth of Christ’s descent into the underworld; what He accomplished there; and why it matters to Christians.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: An excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 1
The first in a series of two posts explaining from Scripture the Athanasian (and Apostles’) Creed’s claim that Christ “descended into hell.”
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 38
Having established the right doctrine of the Person of Christ, line 38 begins the doctrine of the work of Christ. A future post will focus on the difficult clause: “He descended into hell.” Stay tuned!
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“He descended into hell”: Holy Saturday reflections with Questions 41 – 44 of the Heidelberg Catechism
The one where I consult the Heidelberg Catechism about the phrase “He descended into hell” in the Apostles’ Creed. Christ was baptized for a time into torment, so that, being baptized into Him, and into His death, we might be rescued from hell.
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