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What do Christians believe? For centuries, the answer to that question has been found in the creeds—those carefully crafted, sparingly articulate statements that form the minimum definition of the Christian faith. In a day when the church faces the rising tide of world religions and questions of relevance and ultimate meaning, many Christ followers have retreated into personal spirituality,...

avoid cutting ourselves off from two thousand years of orthodox Christianity. Studying the creeds reminds us of the things on which Christians everywhere at all times and in all places agree. The creeds are the roots of our theological family tree. The Apostles’ Creed reminds us what we are willing to die for. Few of us would allow ourselves to be burned at the stake for the doctrine of eternal security or the right to ordain women. However, we would die
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