Faith of Our Fathers

It’s not whether you have a creed or not, just which. “No creed but Christ.” This claim tries to remove the mess of doctrinal controversy. After all, doesn’t everyone know that “doctrine divides”? But would avoiding creeds and confessions really clear away confusion? What do you believe about Jesus? Was he really God? The answers to these important questions make a creed, even if it’s poorly worded or false. Creeds are unavoidable. As the church’s first “official” ecumenical creed, the Nicene…