Alastair defends the Apostles' Creed

Nearly 500 years after Martin Luther said that the church stands or falls by the doctrine of justification by faith alone, Alastair writes about the Apostles' Creed as an acceptable and ecumenical confession that tells the gospel without including that 'abstract doctrine'. In a time when the Reformed world is splitting over exactly how justification by faith alone should be viewed, this discussion is vital:

"It seems as if people are suspicious of seeing the Apostles’ Creed as the central declaration of Christian faith, because it does not mention the doctrine of justification by faith alone and other doctrines like that. As Douglas Wilson has pointed out, the Apostles’ Creed may not explicitly mention justification by faith alone, but it is all about faith, starting with the words ‘I believe…’. I am also persuaded that the Creed is perfectly right not to mention the doctrine of justification by faith alone, because the object of our faith is not the doctrine of justification by faith alone but the Christ proclaimed in the Creed. We are saved by believing in Him. One can be saved without believing in justification by faith alone."

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