What do Christians believe?

Christian Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms

Suggested Discussion Questions:

• How accurately does this reflect Scripture?
• How does it compare with what we know from the church? the world? our own reason?

3/23: Apostles Creed

• Does the "in" of line 9 reflect Scripture?
• Does "He descended into hell" (line 4) reflect Scripture? (resource article)
  

3/30: Nicene Creed

• How do the Nicene and Apostolic Creeds compare?
• What might be the purposes for or causes of the differences?

4/6: The Definition of Chalcedon

• Heresies combated to date:
• Arianism, refuted at Council of Nicea, AD 325
  
• Apollinarianism, refuted at Council of Constantinople, AD 381
  
• Nestorianism, refuted at Council of Ephesus, AD 431
  
• Eutychianism (AKA monophysitism), refuted at Council of Chalcedon, AD 451 (NOTE: see the handy Chalcedonian Box for a summary)

4/13: Athanasian Creed

• Theopedia article
• Issues Addressed
  
• Trinity
• Deity of Christ