Theologically, Christian Science is a cult of Christianity. Also known as The First Church of Christ, Scientist, it shares common ground with Gnosticism.
Baha'i is a cult of Islam. Its founding occasion is Muhammad’s announcement that he bore a divine revelation destined to transform the spiritual life of the human race.
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The Third Council of Constantinople (681 AD) picked up where The Definition of Chalcedon left off, addressing whether the two natures of Christ (human and divine) also had two separate wills.
The New Testament contains a number of creedal statements... that is, saying containing basic Christian belief, phrased in ways intended to be memorized and repeated. There are in the traditional order from Matthew to Revelation.
The Old Roman Creed (also known as Old Roman Symbol) is an earlier and shorter version of the Apostles' Creed.
Eutichus taught that Christ's two natures (human and divine) combined to create a third, distinct nature. He taught that Christ's two natures interacted with each other so that He was no longer really divine, and no longer really human. The Council of Chalcedon condemned this teaching in 451.
The Synod of Dort formulated its Five Points of Calvinism, reaffirming the position put forth by French theologian John Calvin. These are sometimes set forth in the form of an acrostic on the word ‘TULIP’, as follows:
Jacobus Arminius was a Dutch theologian (1559-1609) and university professor whose work contributed to the Protestant Reformation and the Dutch Remonstrant movement. John Calvin's TULIP was a response to Arminius' theology.
Historic creeds and statements of faith are valuable tools for understanding orthodox Christianity. The creeds listed below are in what should be chronological order.
Probably the most well-known of the historic creeds, the Apostles’ Creed is also likely to be the most quoted. Its first mention is in a letter written in 390...
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