The Creeds and the Councils
How much, exactly, do you have to believe to count as a Christian?
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- Read it3 min
- The world behind the words4 min
- How it drifted5 min
- What they'll say back3 min
- Measured against the center2 min
- A keeper1 min
- Reflect2 min
- Practice this week1 min
- Bring it back1 min
Most churches have an answer ready. Believe these statements about God, about Jesus, about the Trinity, and you are in. Doubt one of them and you are out, however you live. The statements are printed as creeds and statements of faith, and many churches will not let you teach, serve or join until you sign.
You're not imagining it. Many churches care more about the words you say than about how you treat people. A man who bullies his family can sign the statement of faith; a kind neighbor who doubts one line of it cannot teach the children's class. That habit has a history: church councils in the 300s and 400s, called to settle arguments Jesus never had. And it has an answer, from Jesus himself, given the day his disciples tried to shut someone out.
Measured against the center
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