A variety of creedal or confessional statements can be found in the Bible, Deut 6:4-5; 26:5-9; Mar 8:29; 1 Cor 8:6; 12:3; 15:3-7; 2 Cor 13:14; 1 Tim 3:16.

Christian creeds are catholic, in the sense that they seek to express the faith of the whole church, rather than just a sectarian minority.  They are communal, in the sense that they belong to the whole community, not just an individual theologian.

The best-known creeds are:-

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