The Creeds in the New Testament
The Creeds in the New Testament: The Earliest Confessions of Christ
Long before the great church councils, the first Christians were already confessing and singing who Jesus was, and the apostles quoted those confessions right into their letters. Scholars hear the rhythm of an early hymn in Philippians 2, a creed being handed on in 1 Corinthians 15, a confession in 1 Timothy 3:16. Each page below opens one, explains honestly why it is read as an early creed or hymn, and lets the first believers speak: this is who Christ is, from the very beginning.
He Humbled Himself (Philippians 2)Philippians 2:6The Image of the Invisible God (Colossians 1)Colossians 1:15Great Is the Mystery of Godliness (1 Timothy 3:16)1 Timothy 3:16The Word Was God (John 1)John 1:1Delivered and Raised (1 Corinthians 15)1 Corinthians 15:3The Brightness of His Glory (Hebrews 1)Hebrews 1:1The Grace That Appeared (Titus 2)Titus 2:11Put to Death in the Flesh (1 Peter 3)1 Peter 3:18One God, One Mediator (1 Timothy 2)1 Timothy 2:5A Faithful Saying (2 Timothy 2)2 Timothy 2:11
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