Chapter 162 — That the resurrection of the dead is expressed in the articles of faith

That we may give expression to our faith in the resurrection, we are instructed to say in the Apostles’ Creed: I believe . . . in the resurrection of the body. The word body was inserted not without reason: even in the age of the Apostles there were some who denied the resurrection of the body and admitted no more than a spiritual resurrection, whereby a man rises from the death of sin. Therefore, the Apostle, in 2 Timothy 2:18, has occasion to refer to certain individuals who said that the resurrection is past already, and have subverted the faith of many. To abolish this error, so that belief in the future resurrection may be professed, the Creed of the Fathers proclaims: I look for the resurrection of the dead.

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