The answer
The Creed: Is the constitution of our Christian doctrine, which fully contains the terms of our Holy Faith in the form of clear and precise authoritative formulations that do not allow for argument or uncertainty. All Christians-East and West-know this Rule, and recite it in their prayers.
This Creed was formulated primarily for apologetic and catechetical purposes, but in a simplified theological arrangement that proclaims the right Faith of the Church, and is declared and prayed by Christians.
The Creed has become, however, a synthesis of the sound Christian Faith, more than a confession that is recited by catechumens.
The Creed is called in Greek “SYMBOLON,” which is a means of recognition. The word is taken from the tokens of recognition, which soldiers exchanged in order to distinguish a friend from a foe.
It is worth noting that all the expressions of the Creed are derived entirely from Holy Scripture with its two testaments.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 11–12.
The pages in the book (11–12)
