Sentences with phrase «early church creedal»

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Demarest explains, «The early church defended itself against heretical teaching by appealing to «the rule of faith» or «the rule of truth», which were brief summaries of essential Christian truths... The fluid «rule of faith» gave way to more precise instruments for refuting heresies and defining faith, namely, creedal formulations such as the Apostles» Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Definition of Chalcedon and the Athanasian Creed.»

Its unavailability in the early church led to creedal formulations that have caused unnecessary problems for believers throughout Christian history.

The final two chapters take up creedal questions, examining what Hurtado calls «radical diversity» and the «proto - orthodox» tendencies both inside and outside the early Church.

First, the early church was responsible for summarizing the general doctrines of the faith in creedal form such as the rule of faith, the later Old Roman Symbol, and finally the Apostles» Creed.

Interestingly, in the early church these resources were being developed at the same time that creedal statements were coming into being.