What the Creeds Are and Why They’re Not Just Church Furniture
The creeds are not Scripture, and they were never meant to be. But they are the church’s oldest, clearest way of saying what Christians mean when they call Jesus Lord.
The creeds are not Scripture, and they were never meant to be. But they are the church’s oldest, clearest way of saying what Christians mean when they call Jesus Lord.
A lot of people hear that the Bible was copied by hand, translated over centuries, and shaped by human decisions, and conclude it cannot be trusted. This piece looks at what scholars actually study when they talk about manuscripts and variants, and why the honest account is more reassuring than most people expect.