Creeds
Apostles Creed
Athanasian Creed
Nicene Creed
Creeds (from Latin credo meaning "I believe") are concise doctrinal statements or confessions, usually of religious beliefs. They began as baptismal formulas and were later expanded during the Christological controversies of the 4th and 5th centuries to become statements of
faith.
The Apostles Creed (Symbolum Apostolorum) was developed between the 2nd and 9th centuries. It is the most popular creed used in worship by Western Christians. Its central doctrines are those of the Trinity and God the Creator. Each of the doctrines found in this creed can be traced to statements current in the apostolic period. The creed was apparently used as a summary of Christian doctrine for baptismal candidates in the churches of Rome.[26]
The Nicene Creed, largely a response to Arianism, was formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople in 325 and 381 respectively,[27] and ratified as the universal creed of Christendom by the Council of Ephesus in 431.[28] It sets out the main principles of Catholic Christian belief.[29] This creed is recited at Sunday Masses and is the core statement of belief in many other Christian churches as well.[29][30]
The Chalcedonian Creed, developed at the Council of Chalcedon in 451,[31] though not accepted by the Oriental Orthodox Churches,[32] taught Christ "to be acknowledged in two natures, inconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably": one divine and one human, and that both natures are perfect but are nevertheless perfectly united into one person.[33]
The Athanasian Creed, received in the western Church as having the same status as the Nicene and Chalcedonian[citation needed], says: "We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; neither confounding the Persons nor dividing the Substance."[34]
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