Many churches use creeds to standardize what they believe, but in the process, they ultimately end up excluding those who believe differently. Today, lead pastor Josh Scott explains why he takes issue with creeds, tracing their roots back to the merging of church and state under the Roman Emperor Constantine. He breaks down four reasons why most creeds are problematic and then shares the meaning behind GracePointe’s only creed, “We Belong.”

Episode Recap:

Before the creeds, the Jesus movement was extremely diverse (0:10)
There is no such thing as “Christianity,” there are only Christianites (3:08)
The creeds were an attempt to homogenize and control the Jesus movement (5:20)
Creeds are inherently exclusionary, and Jesus was about inclusion (14:53)
Creeds are expressions of momentary understandings (19:37)
Creeds are about believing in doctrine, not following Jesus (23:02)
Creeds prioritize being right over being transformed (25:45)
Our creed at GracePointe: We belong (27:10)


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