LEGACYouth: The Apostles' Creed
Part 1 Today we're going to talk about the Apostles' Creed...what is it, what it's saying, why it's important, why it's relevant. First...what is a creed? A creed is a statement of beliefs...that guide a person's action. In the case of the early church, a creed was more than a summarized set of beliefs, but also a representation of what they had in common ( Acts 2:44, 4:32 ). Historical Context : As the Christian church spread throughout the first century Roman world, there was a practical need for local churches to have a basic statement of beliefs. As false teachers began to bring in strange ideas, Christians needed to know: " Just what is it that we believe? " Some of these churches only a few books of the New Testament, perhaps some of Paul's letters or one of the four Gospels. But none of the churches had all the New Testament. They needed a standard to judge whether a teaching was truth, or heresy. Furthermore,...