It came to be known as the "Rule of Truth," or "Rule of Faith," and was employed to check the license of interpretation of Scripture of these fantastic heretical speculators. The creed had originated independently of Scripture--in the early oral teaching and preaching of the apostles; ...
Define Apostles' Creed. Apostles' Creed synonyms, Apostles' Creed pronunciation, Apostles' Creed translation, English dictionary definition of Apostles' Creed. n. A Christian creed traditionally ascribed to the 12 Apostles and used ty
The creed had originated independently of Scripture-in the early oral teaching and preaching of the apostles; hence its value as a witness to the common faith. But it was not used to supersede Scripture; it was held to corroborate Scripture, where men by their allegorical and other perversions...
He not only emphasized the “threefold cord” (a reference to Ecclesiastes 4:12) of apostolic scripture, apostolic rule of faith, and apostolic succession by which the continuity of the church is preserved, but also grasped the Pauline gospel of redemption (the true understanding of which the ...
“On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.'” (John 7:37-38) ...
Thesaurus Legal Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to Apostles:Apostles Creed,Twelve Apostles,12 apostles a·pos·tle (ə-pŏs′əl) n. 1. a.ApostleOne of a group made up especially of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel. ...