One of the earliest and certainly most enduring examples of the rule of faith is the Apostles’ Creed. Though not stated in so many words in Scripture, the Apostles’ Creed is nevertheless a faithful re-presentation of scriptural teaching. The creed faithfully represents scriptural teaching in at least two senses. First, it summarizes the plain teaching of Holy Scripture. As Augustine observed long ago, the rule of faith is drawn from the clearer passages of Scripture, not from its more obscure passages.