By setting clear boundaries written creeds and confessions help identify denials of Biblical authority and protect against elevating human ideas to equal standing with the Creator's truth as revealed. Good biblical statements unify the voice of the church and its teachers. Creeds and confessions should present a careful and sound summary of biblical ideas by which teachings and ideas can be examined. Officially adopted statements of the church's beliefs are Biblical. The published statement of the elders and apostles made it possible for believers to communicate accurately the advice of the council.
Heresies arise as a result of our imperfections.
Since the earliest days of the church there have been those who have misused the Bible and attached their own meanings to it. This creed explains what the Bible teaches about the nature of man as a finite, changeable creature, and his corruption due to his fall into sin. It confirms that errors will arise unavoidably. Creeds help identify departures from the clear teachings set forth in Scripture. Good creeds point to the authority of the Bible alone.