Eternal Agora

Creeds and confessions help Christians clearly say what the Bible teaches. They do not replace Scripture; they summarize it.

Confession is biblical. Jesus taught confession, the apostles practiced it, and the early church embraced it. Confession helps us deal honestly with our sin and recognize our sinful nature. A willingness to confess shows that the Holy Spirit is already at work in a person. Confession also points others to our hope in Christ and helps us live in obedience to the holy and righteous God.

Written confessions reflect maturity in the Christian faith. They help believers express what they believe clearly and keep the church from having to reinvent the wheel in every generation. They also provide a fair and clear way for outsiders to understand what Christians believe.

Confessions protect the church from personal or unusual ideas that drift away from Scripture. They call us to humility, repentance, and correction when our own ideas are wrong. When a confession is thoroughly biblical and not tied to one culture or time, it remains useful and trustworthy for every generation.

A faithful confession echoes what God has already said in His Word. It offers proven wisdom, unites right belief with right living, and promotes both clarity and unity in the church. Holding to sound confessions follows the New Testament pattern and supports sola Scriptura by guiding us to read and teach Scripture faithfully.

Creeds and confessions help the church speak together with one clear voice about the hope we have in Christ.

Today, start with these creeds and confessions.

Apostles’ Creed
Athanasian Creed
Creed of Chalcedon
Nicene Creed
Belgic Confession