What are the most ancient symbols (professions) of faith?
The most ancient symbols of faith are the baptismal creeds. Because Baptism is conferred “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19), the truths of faith professed at Baptism are articulated in reference to the three Persons of the Most Holy Trinity. 35. What are the most important symbols of the faith? They are the Apostles’ Creed which is the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church of Rome and the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed which stems from the first two ecumenical Councils, that of Nicea (325 A.D.) and that of Constantinople (381 A.D.) and which even to this day are common to all the great Churches of the East and the West. “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.” 36. Why does the Profession of Faith begin with the words, “I believe in God”? The Profession of Faith begins with these words because the affirmation “I believe in God” is the most important, the source of all the other truths about man and about the
