Church of Scotland

What does the Church of Scotland believe?

Core to the beliefs of the Church of Scotland are The Apostles' Creed and The Nicene Creed.

The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
    the Maker of heaven and earth,
    and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
    born of the virgin Mary,
    suffered under Pontius Pilate,
    was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into Hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven,
    and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
    from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost;
    the holy catholic church;
    the communion of saints;
    the forgiveness of sins;
    the resurrection of the body;
    and the life everlasting.
Amen.

Nicene Creed

THE ‘NICENE’ CREED
(Quoted in O Come All Ye Faithful, from Councils at Nicea (AD325) & Constantinople (AD381)
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
maker of Heaven and Earth,
and of all things visible and invisible;
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only begotten Son of God,
begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not created;
Being of One Substance with the Father;
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our Salvation
came down from Heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost
of the Virgin Mary,
and was made Man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered and was buried;
and the third day He rose again
according to the Scriptures,
and ascended into heaven,
and sits on the right hand of the Father;
and He shall come again, with glory,
to judge both the living and the dead;
whose Kingdom shall have no end.
 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and Giver of Life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son;
who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified;
who spoke by the Prophets.
And I believe one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church;
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins;
and I look for the Resurrection of the Dead,
and the Life of the World to Come. AMEN.

Westminster Confession Of Faith

The Westminster Confession of Faith, is a document which, after the Bible, is the constitutional foundation of the Church of Scotland and all Presbyterian churches. It has 33 chapters, but a "Potted" version is included here which has been reduced here to about 33 paragraphs, so the average reader can have access to an important Statement of Faith. click here.