Examining the Creed: Did Jesus Descend to Hell?
Did Jesus actually "descend to hell" before He rose from the dead, as the Apostles' Creed says? Pastor Matt Chandler of The Village Church in Texas tackled this question in a sermon, taking forward his 12-week series on the statement of faith.
"We're not really preaching the creed; we're preaching the Bible," Pastor Chandler clarified in the beginning of his recent sermon, titled "He Descended to Hell, The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead," part of a series on the Apostles' Creed, which finds its genesis in the Apostles' teachings.
When believers read the creed publicly, they reject "popular stories of our day," the pastor explained. "We're saying we don't agree with these popular narratives, these ways the world is trying to disciple us and shape us and mold us."
