Do Baptists say the apostles creed?

Question

If you have any sources that would be nice too.

Thanks everyone. I am working on a religions project and I needed to know. But for the record, I go to an Evangelical Covenant church...we say the Apostles Creed. We just replace the word Catholic with Christian and it's pretty much the same. You don't have to be just Catholic to say the Apostle's Creed. Many denominations do say it.

I appreciate all your opinions but I'd like to express my own. The Apostles Creed is not just a chant. In my church it is like a declaration that we know what Jesus has done for us and believe it. We only say it at communion.

Answer 1

Baptist all my life (28 years) and have heard of it but have never heard it, memorized it, or said it. I really dont know that much about it. I cant say that we agree/disagree with it since I dont even know it.

EDIT:
The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day He arose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.

Amen.

Now having read it I can say that personally I believe it. The idea of Jesus descending into hell is a matter of contention between some Baptists (and believers of other denoms, Im sure). Notice also that "catholic" is not capitalized. It is not about THE Catholic church, but about the unified body of believers (IMO). I cant say that every Baptist believes this, but this is what we are basically taught about God, Jesus, and the Bible.

Answer 2

Baptists are congregationalist which means that each congregation (church) decides on their own practices. There are general guidelines offered by different Baptist associations (Southern Baptist Convention, American Baptists, etc.), but these are not binding to a church.

So there are some Baptist churches that say the Apostles' Creed and some that don't.

The first meeting of the Baptist World Congress (in 1905) began by reciting the Apostle's Creed.

Answer 3

I am a Baptist and I have never heard of or seen any Baptist churches recite the apostles creed. Why should we? I have a secret for you...it isn't even a creed any apostle of the Bible ever said. I think at the time the creed was established it was a good think because of the false teachings but now I think it is a bit silly. How many Arians or Gnostics do you know today? If you don't know who they are then you shouldn't recite the Apostles Creed.

Answer 4

The first time I ever heard the apostles creed, it was in an Evangelical Free church. I was raised Baptist, but we went to the E Free church for a while. Then we found out some things that church stood for that were against Scripture, so we went back to Baptist. No Baptist Church I have ever been in has ever recited the apostles creed, and shouldn't since it upholds the universal church theory.

Answer 5

Out of the seven Baptist Churches that I have been associated with all of my life, all but the Southern Baptist Church that I currently attend, recite the Apostle's creed. My husband, when a youth, also recited the creed in his American Baptist Church. Other Southern churches which we have been members of have chosen a slightly different version, but included the recitation. There appears to be no theological support for the use or non-use.

Answer 6

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Most protestants do not prescribe to the Apostle's creed, some do. The main point of debate is the idea that Christ descended into hell. The counter position seems to be that there is no scriptural basis for this line. While there is scripture which suggests the opposite is true, for instance. Christ said that He commended His Spirit to the father, how could he go to hell unless the Father was in hell. In addition to that, Christ told the thief who repented, that Christ would be in paradise with the thief this day. Most Christians in general though, recognize that the creed is dogma, and not sacred scripture. Most protestants believe that saints is a word that describes all follower's of Christ. They make no distinction between the righteousness of Augustine and the righteousness of the guy who volunteers at the church to clean the toilets every week. Hope that helps.

Answer 7

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Do Baptists say the apostles creed?
If you have any sources that would be nice too.

Answer 8

I've been a Baptist for 25 years. What's the apostle's creed? Guess that answers your question. :p

Answer 9

As a Baptist of long experience, I think most do not recite it publicly, although they would certainly agree with it's content. However, I think some Reformed Baptists may recite it from time to time. Here it is, for those disinclined to look it up for themselves:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day He arose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy *catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.

Amen.

* Note that "catholic" here simply means "universal." It does not refer to a denomination, but to the theological truth of the existence of a single, unified, and universal collection of believers sometimes called the Body of Christ.

Answer 10

I was raised baptist and I never said the apostles creed until I "converted" to my hubby's Methodist church