But the Creed is such a profound compendium of Christian truth that thoughtful recitation would take considerably longer than can be spared in a Sunday morning service. My purpose in this book is to examine thoughtfully the great biblical truths enshrined in the Creed and to apply them to our lives. I believe in God the Father Almighty, 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,