Do You Believe? The Basic Christian Creeds
Overview
Christianity has its own set of guidelines. These lists of core truths that Christians believe and live by are known as creeds. In Do You Believe?, you’ll learn the history of the creeds, the reasons behind them, and the way the predominant ones developed. You’ll also find out answers to such questions as:
- What is a creed, and why do we have one?
- Where did creeds come from?
- What “shape” do creeds have?
- What do the creeds say about the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the Church, and judgment?
- Answers are the creeds biblical?
- What heresies do the creeds confront and answer?
- What are the considerations that went into the development of the various creeds?
- Why do we use “Father” and “He” when speaking about God?
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Key Features
- Offers clear explanations of key Catholic doctrines
- Presents clear answers to difficult questions
- Includes guidance for Catholic living
Top Highlights
“The rule of faith sets the standard for measuring faith. If your faith follows that rule, you are on the right track.” (Page 9)
“credo in that last sentence is a Latin word that means ‘I believe.’” (Page 7)
“The creeds are based on what God says is the way things really are.” (Page 8)
“the word amen—which means ‘So be it!’—seals your belief. You” (Page 8)
“The Son is of the Father alone; not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghost is of the Father, and of the Son neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.” (Page 4)
- Title: Do You Believe?: The Basic Christian Creeds
- Authors: Stephen K. Ray, R. Dennis Walters
- Publisher: Catholic Answers
- Print Publication Date: 2005
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 36
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Creeds
- Resource ID: LLS:BELBASICCHCREED
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:12:22Z
About Stephen K. Ray
Stephen K. Ray is a convert to the Catholic Church and the author of several best-selling books, including Crossing the Tiber. He is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live and has appeared on many other radio and TV programs, including Fox News. He is writer, producer and host of the 10-part video/DVD series The Footprints of God: the Story of Salvation from Abraham to Augustine. A father of four, he owns a business in Michigan where he lives with his wife and two younger daughters.
Dennis Walters is a convert to the Catholic Church and the author of several best-selling books, including Crossing the Tiber. He is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live and has appeared on many other radio and TV programs, including Fox News. He is writer, producer and host of the 10-part video/DVD series The Footprints of God: the Story of Salvation from Abraham to Augustine. A father of four, he owns a business in Michigan where he lives with his wife and two younger daughters.
