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Twenty Catholic and evangelical Protestant scholars have issued a joint statement on where both traditions are unified and where they are distinct in their understandings of the four marks of the Church: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.
The Nicene Creed was initially adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325, but the referenced “four marks” were added to the creed at the second ecumenical council less than four decades later, in A.D. 381.
Although some interpretations of the councils are debated among Christian faith communities, the Catholic Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, and most traditional Protestant communities all recognize the validity and authority of these councils and profess a vernacular translation of the creed.
Scholars associated with the Evangelicals and Catholics Togetherproject have now released a seven-page statement on the four marks titled “The Pillar and Foundation of Truth.”
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The Nicene Creed was initially adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325, but the referenced “four marks” were added to the creed at the second ecumenical council less than four decades later, in A.D. 381.
Although some interpretations of the councils are debated among Christian faith communities, the Catholic Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, and most traditional Protestant communities all recognize the validity and authority of these councils and profess a vernacular translation of the creed.
Scholars associated with the Evangelicals and Catholics Togetherproject have now released a seven-page statement on the four marks titled “The Pillar and Foundation of Truth.”
Continued below.
Scholars issue joint statement on marks of the Church
Twenty Catholic and evangelical Protestant scholars share their understanding of the creedal marks of the Church.
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