Bridging the gap between those who resist any use of creeds and those who uphold creeds above scripture, this article proposes a healthy way of viewing creeds. The author maintains that creeds should be viewed historically (unifying the church of all times and places) and doctrinally (identifying the cores of the Christian faith). Having this perspective on the creeds, however, does not mean that confessions cannot ever be improved or changed.

This article links the need for creeds to the biblical call to confess Christ individually and corporately, the work of the Spirit in guiding the church in the truth, and the call to the church to uphold biblical doctrine. Confessions are important for the unity of the church, defense of the faith, resolving disputes, catechetical use, and pastoral care. The author calls the church to intentionally use the creeds.

This article looks at what creeds and confessions are, where we find creeds in the Bible, if they are necessary, and how creeds and confessions are practically used.

A catechism is a great tool for instruction and teaching. The combination of theological questions and answers given in the catechism help in making truth stick. This article gives six reasons how the catechism teaching does this.

Struggling to incorporate the Christian creeds into the congregation's life and worship? This article suggests five ways to incorporate the creeds into the worship service.

It is impossible for the church to exist without a creed. This is so because the church has the duty to confess the truth. This article defines what a creed is, and gives the origin and necessity of creeds.

Catechisms were one of the blessings of the Reformation. They serve the purpose of explaining Scripture. By looking at the second commandment this article demonstrates the usefulness of catechisms.

Quite a few confessions were born out of the Reformation of the 16th century. The author looks at the Lutheran confessions, the Reformed confessions, the Canons of Dort, and the Westminster Standards.

Demarest reflects upon the origin and authority of the Christian creeds, and the lack of appreciation for them today. He further considers possible reasons for this lack of appreciation, noting the factor of doctrinal development used by many modern theologians.

Why does the church need creeds and the Heidelberg Catechism? This article answers this question by looking at the value of the creeds as: means to show unity with the generations of believers, a way of binding the churches to each other, as teaching tools, and as guarding the church against error.

This article looks at what it means to confess our faith, the work of the Spirit in the church to guide us in all truth, and the usefulness of creeds.

What is the relationship between theological expression and the creedal character of the gospel? In what sense is the gospel a creed? This essay defends the thesis that the theology of Paul is given a structure as a creed. This creed remained constant and unchanging. The author illustrates it from the way Paul defends the gospel in Colossians, in particular Colossians 1 and Colossians 2.

In order for true unity and ecumenicity to exist within the churches, there needs to be a convincing confession of faith. This article looks at the role confessions and creeds play in shaping such unity of churches. Attention is given to the need for confessions, the problems and challenges of adopting confessions, and the method for formulating them.

Creeds and doctrines of the church have been developing since the start of the church, and there is no reason they should not continue to be developed. However, the article contends that those who intend to come with such developments must understand that the creeds and doctrines we already have are a result of centuries of reflection. Whatever creed must be made, should reflect the truth of Scripture. The article also includes some critical analysis of modern forms of creeds and confessions.