Sacred Roots Workshop

92 Sacred Roots Workshop: Retr ieving the Great Tradi t ion in the Contemporary Church

1. The Shema of the OT, Deut. 6.4-9

2. Little credo in Deut. 26.5-9

C. NT references and occurrences to creedal material

1. Sources of creedal material

a. Traditions, 2 Thess. 2.15

b. Word of the Lord, Gal. 6.6

c. Preaching, Rom. 16.25

2. The Gospel handed down, 1 Cor. 15.3-5

3. Baptismal creedal confessions, Acts 8.37; Matt. 28.19; Rom. 10.9-10

4. The Jerusalem Council, Acts 15.22-29

5. The Christological confession, Phil. 2.5-11

6. The mystery of godliness, 1 Tim. 3.14-16

D. What Creeds have been recognized as prominent and significant in the life and worship of the Church?

In Christian history, three creeds have taken superior place: the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.