What is the Apostles' Creed?

I think it is an ancient creed the Apostles used to recite.

Predates the Nicene Creed. It was a Creed or Statement of beliefs recited by members to outline what they believe and to clarify their positions on certain issues like the Trinity or that Jesus was fully God and fully human.

Most of the creeds were created to combat certain heresies prevalent in the early Christian communities.. ideas like that Jesus was only a man and not divine or the Gnostic heresy that God, the Holy Spirit and Jesus are separate and do not all share the same nature.

Many of the Catholics replying are confusing the Apostles and the Nicene Creeds which are very similar.

The Catholic church recites the Nicene Creed at each Church Service, not the Apostles.

The Nicene Creed was developed to solidify the idea of the Trinity amongst Christians

The Apostles' Creed, sometimes titled Symbol of the Apostles, is an early statement of Christian belief, a creed or "symbol". It is widely used by a number of Christian denominations for both liturgical and catechetical purposes, most visibly by liturgical Churches of Western tradition, including the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, Lutheranism, the Anglican Communion, and Western Orthodoxy. It is also used by Presbyterians, Methodists, and Congregationalists.

The theological specifics of this creed appear to have been originally formulated as a refutation of Gnosticism, an early heresy. This can be seen in almost every phrase. For example, the creed states that Christ, Jesus, was born, suffered, and died on the cross. This seems to be a statement directly against the heretical teaching that Christ only appeared to become man and that he did not truly suffer and die but only appeared to do so. The Apostles' Creed, as well as other baptismal creeds, is esteemed as an example of the apostles' teachings and a defense of the Gospel of Christ.

The name of the Creed comes from the probably fifth-century legend that, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit after Pentecost, each of the Twelve Apostles dictated part of it. It is traditionally divided into twelve articles.

Because of its early origin, it does not address some Christological issues defined in the later Nicene and other Christian Creeds. It thus says nothing explicitly about the divinity of either Jesus or of the Holy Spirit. This makes it acceptable to many Arians and Unitarians. Nor does it address many other theological questions that became objects of dispute centuries later.

The Apostle's Creed. In pious lore, one or 2 verses from every Apostle on Pentecost Sunday. Placed via pupils as origination someday within the 5th century, possibly Rome. Used for kid's liturgies and as facet of the Baptism ritual. The creed does no longer notably reject any heretical notion, however is obviously anti-pagan. The Nicene Creed, followed via the Nicene Council, 325, absolutely rejected Arianism, via declaring that God, the Son, used to be of the equal substance as God, the Father. Jesus Christ is God. The Holy Spirit is identified as God, however his nature isn't elaborated on. Arius held that God the Son used to be a creature of God the Father. The Nicene council used to be referred to as via the Eastern Bishops, Rome despatched representatives. The Bishop of Rome, the Pope, used to be too aged and too ill to journey to Nicea. The Nicene creed is recited at close to all Masses on Sundays and weekdays.

Dana may not know that the Lutherans also use the Apostles Creed.

Well, the Apostle's Creed was passed through the Apostles of Christ, and defines the beliefs of Catholics and provides a base for our catechism.

Didn't Apostle Creed fight Rocky?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostles'_Creed

that will tell you everything you want to know and then some!

**if you want a clear definition, that is not someones own words!

It is a prayer we say at the mass on sundays, the above, gives you your "clear definition!"

it's basically a statement of belief relative to the catholic religion. it's the followers, or apostles, of God, in the catholic faith, saying what they believe. i.e. "we believe in one God, the father the almighty, maker of heaven and earth..." and on and on as a recitation of belief.

It states this christian's belief.