Bible Verses About Early Creeds And The Rule Of Faith

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Primary Bible passage for faith once delivered.

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Commands holding fast the form of sound words.

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

One faith, one baptism.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Word of faith that is preached.

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

Sound doctrine and faithful word.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Sacred writings make one wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Traditions taught by apostolic word or letter.

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

Keep the traditions as delivered.

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

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This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

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For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

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But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Church as pillar and buttress of the truth.

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

Hold fast the word preached.

That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

Certainty about things taught.

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

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Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

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And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Apostles' doctrine and fellowship.

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

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But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

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But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

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These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

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Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

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This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

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But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

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Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

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And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

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There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

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Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

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And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

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The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.

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For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

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