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The Creeds

Short shared summaries of Christian belief.

The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are the two most widely used. They summarise belief in the triune God, the person and work of Christ, the church, forgiveness and resurrection.

They function as guardrails, marking the boundaries within which Christian teaching has historically stayed.

Key verses

  • Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

    Jude 3

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  1. [1]Blue Letter Bible — concordance and cross-reference tools

    Every verse chain on a topic page was checked in context here.

  2. [2]Bible Project — theological theme studies

    Biblical-theology framing for themes such as covenant, image of God, exile and sabbath.

  3. [3]Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (OUP)

    Definitions of technical terms used on these pages.