Standing on solid ground

17 Oct 2024 • From Bishop Richard Jackson

In this week's video, Bishop Richard unpacks the next section of the Apostles' Creed:

"... on the third day [Jesus] rose again from the dead, He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there He will come to judge the living and the dead."

It's almost impossible to make sense of the current horrors around our world today.  Bishop Richard acknowledges that victims of violence or oppression rarely see justice or redress, and 'that it is such unfairness, or God’s apparent indifference, that is such an obstacle to faith for many people.'

'All sin will be judged, but God has chosen to express that judgement in himself on the cross.  The benefits of that are now available for those who will lay hold of them.  The efficacy of that is vindicated by the Resurrection.  Evil didn’t win the day but was overcome.  Our sins are not the last word; forgiveness is.'

You can find a transcript of this week's video on the diocesan website.