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What we believe is simply expressed in The Apostles' Creed, also called the Baptismal Creed, which is a statement of faith that truly reflects the teaching of the apostles concerning the one true God who is revealed in the Blessed Holy Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  This creed reads as follows:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, 
        creator of heaven and earth. 

I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord. 
        He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
           and born of the virgin Mary. 
        He suffered under  Pontius Pilate,
           was crucified, died and was buried. 
        He descended into hell.
        On the third day He rose again. 
        He ascended into heaven,
           and is seated at the right hand of the Father. 
        He will come again to judge the living and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
        the holy catholic* Church,
        the communion of saints,
        the forgiveness of sins,
        the resurrection of the body,
        and the life everlasting.  Amen.

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                                                       * the one universal Christian Church
 

The Apostles' Creed is one of three Ecumenical Creeds; the other two being, The Nicene Creed and The Athanasian Creed, which statements of faith were formulated and inspired in the face of heresies in the early Church and in meeting the need to separate orthodoxy from subtle falsehoods concerning, firstly, the personhood of Jesus Christ and then that of the Holy Spirit. The Nicene Creed reads as follows:

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father.  Through Him all things were made.  For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary and was made man.  For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.  With the Father and the Son He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets.  We believe in one holy catholic* and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins.  We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.  Amen

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* the one universal Christian Church

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St. Matthew's Charter

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