The Christian Faith
This section of the website provides more extended teaching on larger content areas, such as the Creed and the Sacraments. It begins with Introduction·to the Christian Faith. More content will be added in due course.
The section entitled Short Talks comprises stand-alone talks and articles on different aspects of the Christian Faith, including the teaching of Jesus, the seasons of the Church’s Year and Feasts and Festivals.·
The Apostolic Church (B)
The Apostolic Succession
Last week we saw how the Apostles appointed the first bishops of the Church. They, in their turn, appointed other bishops as they were needed, and in this way Our Lord gave to these bishops also the Apostolic Commission, that is, the power to act, as the Apostles themselves had done, as Our Lord’s personal representatives.
The Church's Book
The Apostolic Tradition
On Ascension Day, just before Jesus returned to Heaven, he gave this command to his Apostles, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you” (NRSV, Matthew 28:19,20).
The One Church on earth
When we say that we believe in One Church what we mean is that Jesus founded One Church, not two or three, and that there is One Church and one only today. Let us think now of the history of the Church as of a river flowing on through the centuries.