Catechesis: Intro to the Apostles’ Creed

To state it quite briefly, the Creed teaches us to Him fully. This is intended to help us do what we ought to do according to the Ten Commandments.—LC II:1,2

For it we could by our own powers keep the Ten Commandments as they should be kept, we would need nothing further, neither the Creed nor the Lord’s Prayer.—LC II:3

We present them as though the Creed were briefly summarized in so many words: I believe in God the Father, who has created me; I believe in God the Son, who has redeemed me; I believe in the Holy Spirit, who sanctifies me. One God and one faith, but three persons. Therefore three articles or confessions.—LC II:7