J. I. Packer - To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism

Appendix 3

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, visible and invisible.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only-begotten 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,

was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and 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],

who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,

who 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. (Book of Common Prayer 2019)

The phrase and the Son (Latin, filioque ) is not in the original Greek text. See the resolution of the Anglican Church in North America College of Bishops concerning the filioque in Documentary Foundations (page 768, Book of Common Prayer 2019).

Concerning Scripture References

This catechisms Scripture references, which follow each question and answer, support its sound teaching with passages from both the Old and New Testaments. The references generally follow a lectionary-style approach, with passages drawn from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the Gospels, Acts, and the New Testament Epistles. These references are not merely proof texts demonstrating that an answer is scriptural. Rather, they are for deeper reflection, study, and exposition of the truth taught by the answer. In addition to the direct commands, clear principles, and explicit teachings of Scripture, they often include important stories, types, and images that reveal or point to Jesus Christ. In this way, the catechism upholds the Anglican belief that the entirety of Scripture professes Jesus Christ as Lord.

Committees, Writers, and Consultants

The Reverend Canon Dr. J. I. Packer Theological Editor

The Reverend Dr. Joel Scandrett Executive Editor

Anglican Church in North America Committee for Catechesis

Mr. Kirk Botula

Mrs. Taryn Bullis

The Reverend Brian Foos

The Reverend Dr. Jack Gabig

The Reverend Canon Arthur Going

Dr. Philip Harrold

The Reverend Dr. Stephen Lake

Mrs. Kristy Leaseburg

The Reverend Lee Nelson

The Reverend Tripp Prince

The Reverend Ben Roberts

The Reverend Dr. Joel Scandrett

Mrs. Bronwyn Short

Dr. Leslie Thyberg

Writers/Consultants

Mr. Timothy Belcher

The Reverend John Boonzaaijer

The Reverend Dr. Susan Bubbers

The Reverend Dr. Charles Erlandson

The Reverend Randall Foster

The Reverend Mark Galli

Dr. Sarah Lebhar Hall

Dr. Gary Holt

The Reverend Dr. Toby Karlowicz

The Very Reverend Dr. Robert Munday

The Very Reverend Dr. Stephen Noll

Dr. Daniel Olson

The Reverend Canon Dr. J. I. Packer

Dr. Ann Paton

Mrs. Amelia Schmotzer

The Very Reverend Dr. Justyn Terry

Dr. William Witt

Anglican Church in North America Bishops Review Committee

The Right Reverend Dr. Bill Atwood

The Most Reverend Dr. Foley Beach

The Right Reverend John Guernsey

The Right ReverendNeil Lebhar

The Right Reverend Dr. Francis Lyons

The Right Reverend Dr. Eric Menees

The Right Reverend Dr. Ray Sutton

The Right Reverend Stephen Wood

Appendix 5

A Note on the Articles of Religion

Among the Fundamental Declarations set forth in its Constitution, the Anglican Church in North America has received the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion of 1563/1571 (the Articles of Religion), taken in their literal and grammatical sense, as expressing the Anglican response to certain doctrinal issues controverted at that time, as expressing fundamental principles of authentic Anglican belief, and as one of the elements characteristic of the Anglican Way. In its Fundamental Declarations the Anglican Church in North America is determined by the help of God to hold and maintain, as the Anglican Way has received them, the doctrine, discipline, and worship of Christ and to transmit the same, unimpaired, to our posterity.

The Articles of Religion may be found in the Documentary Foundations of the Book of Common Prayer of the Anglican Church in North America.

The Constitution of the Anglican Church in North America may be accessed online at http:// www .anglican church .net /index .php /main /Governance/ .

Index of Scripture

Genesis

Exodus