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Stephen O. Presley
Associate Professor of Church History; Director, Research Doctoral Studies

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Learning Biblical Theology with the Early Church

The fathers remind us that Scripture must remain the norming norm, the standard by which everything else is measured.

How Did the Fathers Use Creeds?

Confessions pervaded the life of the early church. It used them catechetically, liturgically, and apologetically. The early church would not know how to disciple new believers, perform acts of worship, or defend the faith apart from the use of confessions.

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