An explanation of the Apostles' Creed
Subtitle: a thorough exposition of Catholic faith with numerous examples from Holy Scripture, the Father, and other sources
Publisher: Benziger Brothers
Published: 1907
Place of publication: New York; Cincinnati; Chicago
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Faith in General.; title: I. Nature of Faith. — Object of Faith.— Sources of Faith.; title: What is Faith? II; title: Object of Faith.— Sources of Faith 13; title: 1. Holy Scriptures 14; title: Contents of Holy Scriptures 14; title: 2. Tradition 23; title: Nature and Necessity of Tradition 23; title: Sources of Tradition 25; title: II. Necessity of Faith.; title: Why is Faith, or Belief, Absolutely Necessary to Salvation? 26; title: True Faith 27; title: III. Qualities or Properties of Faith.; title: Our Faith must be Universal 29; title: Our Faith must be Firm 30; title: Our Faith must be Living 31; title: Our Faith must be Steadfast 31; title: Fall from Faith 32; title: Means of Preserving Faith 33; title: PART II,; title: The Apostles' Creed; title: THE APOSTLES' CREED IN GENERAL.; title: FIRST ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: I. "I Believe in God."— The Existence of God.— His Nature 37; title: There is a God 37; title: God Exists.— Who is He? 42; title: II. The Attributes of God. 43; title: God is a Spirit 43; title: God is Eternal and Unchangeable 45; title: God is Omnipresent 46; title: God is Omniscient 47; title: God is All-Wise 48; title: God is Omnipotent 50; title: God is Holy and Just. 52; title: God is Infinitely Good. 56; title: God is Merciful and Patient 57; title: God is True and Faithful 60; title: III. How to Know God 63; title: There is but One God 67; title: IV. "I Believe in God the Father" — The Three Divine Persons. 69; title: V. "Creator of Heaven and Earth."— The Creation and Government of the World 71; title: The Six Days of Creation 75; title: Our Sorrows and Trials 76; title: Passages from the Scriptures and the Fathers 77; title: VI. The Angels 77; title: Creation, Ranks, and Nature of the Angels 77; title: Fall of the Angels.— Their Punishment 78; title: The Relations of the Evil Spirit with Us 79; title: The Good Angels 81; title: VII. The First Man and Woman.— Their Fall 82; title: Creation of Man.— His Primitive Condition 82; title: The Trial and Fall of Our First Parents go The Punishment of Sin 91; title: Original Sin 93; title: VIII. From the Fall to the Coming of the Redeemer. 96; title: Preparation of Mankind for the Coming of the Saviour. 96; title: From Adam to the Deluge 96; title: From the Deluge to Abraham 98; title: From Abraham to King David 102; title: From King David to the Fulness of Time 107; title: The Fulness of Time 111; title: Prophecies Concerning the Messias 113; title: SECOND ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: I. "And in Jesus Christ, His only Son."— Meaning of the Name Jesus Christ 116; title: II. The Power of the Holy Name of Jesus. 119; title: Passages from the Scriptures and from the Fathers 119; title: III. "His only Son, Our Lord."— Jesus Christ the Only-Begotten Son of God 121; title: IV. Jesus Christ is True God 122; title: The Testimony of the Prophets 122; title: The Testimony of the Heavenly Father 123; title: The Testimony of Jesus Christ Himself 124; title: The Testimony of the Apostles 127; title: The Testimony of the Catholic Church 129; title: V. Jesus of Nazareth is the Promised Redeemer 132; title: Prophecies Concerning the Time of His Coming. 132; title: THIRD ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: I. "Who was Conceived by the Holy Ghost."— The Incarnation of Jesus Christ 134; title: II. "Born of the Virgin Mary."— The Life of Jesus; title: Christ on Earth 140; title: The Birth of Christ, 140; title: Jesus is Presented in the Temple 144; title: The Flight into Egypt.— The Slaughter of the Innocents 145; title: Jesus' Life at Nazareth 146; title: St John the Baptist 149; title: The Public Life of Jesus 156; title: FOURTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: I. "Suffered under Pontius Pilate."— History of the Sufferings and Death of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 164; title: Blessings Resulting from the Death of Christ 179; title: FIFTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: I. "He Descended into Hell."— The Descent of Our Lord into Limbo 183; title: II. "The Third Day He Arose again from the Dead."; title: Christ's Resurrection 186; title: SIXTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED,; title: "He Ascended into Heaven."— The Ascension of Christ; title: SEVENTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: I. The Last or General Judgment. 196; title: II. The Particular Judgment 201; title: III. Necessity for a General Judgment. 202; title: What will Precede the Last Judgment 205; title: Means of Acquiring Courage to Meet Our Judgment; title: IV. Purgatory 209; title: Various Methods of Helping the Poor Souls in Purgatory 214; title: V. Hell 216; title: The Punishments of Hell 219; title: VI. Heaven 220; title: Passages from the Scriptures 22; title: Who Shall go to Heaven? 222; title: The Small Number of the Elect 224; title: EIGHTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: I. The Divine Nature of the Holy Ghost 226; title: II. The Functions of the Holy Ghost. 228; title: III. Pentecost or Whitsunday 232; title: History of the Festival—Its Meaning 232; title: NINTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: I. "The Holy Catholic Church."— The Church of Christ 235; title: Establishment of the Church.— The Apostles and Bishops.— Primacy of St Peter and his Successors, the Popes 235; title: 1. Christ has Founded a Church 247; title: Passages from the Scriptures and from the Fathers. 247; title: Reason Teaches that Christ must have Founded a Church 247; title: 2. The Bishops 248; title: Passages from the Scriptures and from the Fathers. 248; title: Priests and Bishops are Different in Rank 249; title: The Rights of Bishops 251; title: Reverence due to Bishops. 252; title: 3. The Primacy of St Peter. 253; title: The Power of the Keys.— The Gates of Hell 253; title: Historical Proofs of the Primacy 255; title: The Titles of the Popes. 258; title: The Rights of the Popes 250; title: II. The Marks of the Church of Christ. 260; title: Christ Established but One Church and it must be One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. 260; title: The Church of God must be One. — Passages from Ihe Scriptures 263; title: The Church of Christ must be Holy.— Passages from the Scriptures 264; title: The Church of Christ must be Catholic.— Passages from the Scriptures 264; title: The Church of Christ must be Apostolic.— Passages from the Scriptures 265; title: III. The Roman Catholic Church has these Marks, Hence It Is The True Church Of Christ. 265; title: The Roman Catholic Church is One 265; title: The Roman Catholic Church is Holy 268; title: The Roman Catholic Church is Universal 270; title: The Roman Catholic Church is Apostolic. 272; title: IV. No System of Religion Possesses these Distinguishing Marks but the Catholic Church 273; title: No Other has Unity 273; title: No Religion but the Catholic is Holy 275; title: No Church but the Catholic is Universal 276; title: No Church but the Catholic is Apostolic 278; title: The Truth of the Catholic Church Proved from her own History 281; title: The Object of the Church.— Its Internal Characteristics 284; title: V. The Infallibility of the Church 204; title: Grounds for Infallibility 204; title: Object of Infallibility 296; title: Where is Infallibility? 297; title: The General Councils 297; title: Doctrinal Decisions of Bishops out of Council 298; title: Papal Infallibility. 299; title: Infallibility and the Sacred Scriptures 302 Infallibility and Tradition 307; title: VI. The Catholic Church is the only Sanctifying and Saving Church 312; title: VII. The Growth and Upholding of the Church 315; title: VIII. "The Communion of Saints." The Church Militant, the Church Suffering, the Church Triumphant 326; title: All Saints* Day.— All Souls' Day. — Origin and Object of these Festivals. 334; title: TENTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: In the Catholic Church there is Forgiveness of Sins and Remission of Punishment 336; title: Conditions of Obtaining Pardon for Sin and Remission of Guilt 337; title: Jesus the Refuge of Sinners 340; title: Penance not to be Delayed 343; title: ELEVENTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: All Men will Rise Again 343; title: Only the Good shall Rise Glorious 346; title: Difference between the Good and the Wicked at the Resurrection 347; title: The Glory of the Body after Death 348; title: TWELFTH ARTICLE OF THE CREED.; title: There is a Never-ending Life. 349; title: Heaven. — Hell 350; title: The Four Last Things. 352; title: Death.— Passages from the Holy Scriptures. 354; title: Christian Burial 355