The Apostles' Creed
THE APOSTLES' CREED
A research paper submitted to Dr. David Pederson
In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For
The course CHHI 520
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
By
Fannie M. Thomas
Lynchburg, Virginia
October 10, 2011
Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 3
History and Origin........................................................................................................... 4
The Creed Articles.......................................................................................................... 7
The Apostles' Creed and the Early Church..................................................................... 9
Summary and Conclusion............................................................................................... 11
Bibliography................................................................................................................... 14
The Apostles' Creed The purpose of this paper is to explore the Apostle Creed. It will examine the history and origin of the creed, each section of the creed, and how the creed applied to the early church. The definition of a creed is derived from the Latin "credo, I believe." It denotes not just a body of beliefs, but confession of faith. A simple definition, a system of principles, beliefs or the body of teachings of a religious group. The Apostles' Creed describes the basic principles of the Christian faith. The creed is supposed to be a statement of truth representing what Christ and His apostles taught and reads. This is the form the is used most today, it was produced in Gaul in the fifth or sixth century. Known as The Received Form:
"I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus
Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the
Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
A research paper submitted to Dr. David Pederson
In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For
The course CHHI 520
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
By
Fannie M. Thomas
Lynchburg, Virginia
October 10, 2011
Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 3
History and Origin........................................................................................................... 4
The Creed Articles.......................................................................................................... 7
The Apostles' Creed and the Early Church..................................................................... 9
Summary and Conclusion............................................................................................... 11
Bibliography................................................................................................................... 14
The Apostles' Creed The purpose of this paper is to explore the Apostle Creed. It will examine the history and origin of the creed, each section of the creed, and how the creed applied to the early church. The definition of a creed is derived from the Latin "credo, I believe." It denotes not just a body of beliefs, but confession of faith. A simple definition, a system of principles, beliefs or the body of teachings of a religious group. The Apostles' Creed describes the basic principles of the Christian faith. The creed is supposed to be a statement of truth representing what Christ and His apostles taught and reads. This is the form the is used most today, it was produced in Gaul in the fifth or sixth century. Known as The Received Form:
"I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus
Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the
Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
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