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FROM THE "PENNY CATECHISM" |
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re Article 5 of Apostle's Creed |
62. |
What is the fifth article of the Creed? |
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The fifth article of the Creed is, 'he
descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the
dead'. |
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What do you mean by the words, 'he descended into hell'? |
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By the words, 'he descended into hell', I
mean that, as soon as Christ was dead, his blessed Soul went
down into that part of hell called Limbo. |
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What do you mean by Limbo? |
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By Limbo I mean a place of rest, where the
souls of the just who died before Christ were detained. |
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65. |
Why were the souls of the just detained in Limbo? |
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The souls of the just were detained in
Limbo because they could not go up to the kingdom of heaven
till Christ had opened it for them. |
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66. |
What do you mean by the words, 'the third day he rose again from
the dead'? |
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By the words, 'the third day he rose again
from the dead,' I mean that, after Christ had been dead and
buried part of three days, he raised his blessed Body to life
again on the third day. |
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67. |
On what day did Christ rise again from the dead? |
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Christ rose again from the dead on Easter
Sunday.? |
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