Category Archives for Church Creeds

What is the Meaning of Apostolic?

4 years ago
/ Church Creeds Church History
/ By Tony Jackson

Apostolic – Say What?The Nicene Creed uses a curious word. Apostolic.”One holy catholic and apostolic church.” So, what is the meaning of apostolic?The shorter Creed known as the Apostle’s Creed doesn’t use the word regarding the church. It simply says, “The holy catholic church.”So what does Apostolic really mean?Simply put… Apostolic refers to the fact […]

The Meaning of One Catholic Church

4 years ago
/ Church Creeds Church History
/ By Tony Jackson

What is the meaning of the “ONE” Catholic Church?In the Nicene Creed, Christians all around the world confess that there is “One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.” Today, I want to focus on the meaning of “One.”Two Senses in OneAlmost every scholar in the history of the church agrees on “ONE” thing… that as used the […]