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The Church – Catholic and Apostolic: Foundations with R.C. Sproul

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October 22, 2025
According to the ancient Christian creeds, two defining characteristics of the church are that it is both “catholic” and “apostolic.” Can Protestants claim these characteristics for their own churches? In this message, R.C. Sproul defines these terms and clears up several common misunderstandings related to them. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=get-started This message is from Dr. Sproul’s 60-part teaching series Foundations: An Overview of Systematic Theology. Learn more: https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/foundations

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