Is the Bible not enough? Often this is the question asked by people who object to having confessions in the church. Looking at the origin of creeds and confessions, the author gives reasons why the church needs them. The focus is given to the Ecumenical Creeds and the Reformation Creeds.

This article looks at the ecumenical creeds and Reformed confessions, and draws lessons as to what the church has confessed regarding the authority of scripture and the character of scripture, and calls the church today to stand on the same confession.