Editing Creed (section)

===Christians without creeds===
Some Christian denominations do not profess a creed. This stance is often referred to as "non-creedalism".

[[Anabaptism]], with its origins in the 16th century [[Radical Reformation]], spawned a number of sects and denominations that espouse "No creed, but the Bible/New Testament".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brethren.org/ac/statements/1979-biblical-inspiration-authority/#:~:text=Historically,+for+the+Brethren,+it,creed+but+the+New+Testament.%E2%80%9D&text=The+Brethren+followed+both+Anabaptism,in+the+context+of+continuity|title=1979 Biblical Inspiration Authority – Annual Conference}}</ref> This was a common reason for Anabaptist persecution from Catholic and Protestant believers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://anabaptistworld.org/of-creeds-and-confessions/|title=Of creeds and confessions|first=Mathew|last=Swora|date=24 April 2019|accessdate=11 March 2023}}</ref> Anabaptist groups that exist today include the [[Amish]], [[Hutterites]], [[Mennonites]], [[Schwarzenau Brethren]] ([[Church of the Brethren]]), [[River Brethren]], [[Bruderhof]], and the [[Apostolic Christian Church]]. 

The [[Religious Society of Friends]], the group known as the [[Quakers]], was founded in the 17th century and is similarly non-creedal. They believe that such formal structures, “be they written words, steeple-houses or a clerical hierarchy,” cannot take the place of communal relationships and a shared connection with God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quaker.org/legacy/quip/2005/creeds.htm#:~:text=Creeds+and+Quakers:&text=Quaker+spiritual+authority+lies+not,cannot+replace+this+direct+communion|title=Creeds and Quakers|website=quaker.org|accessdate=11 March 2023}}</ref>

Similar reservations about the use of creeds can be found in the [[Restoration Movement]] and its descendants, the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)]], the [[Churches of Christ]], and the [[Christian churches and churches of Christ]]. Restorationists profess "no creed but Christ".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Scott|first1=Harp|title=George A. Klingman|url=http://www.therestorationmovement.com/_states/texas/klingman.htm|website=Restoration History|publisher=Buford Church of Christ|access-date=2015-09-19}}</ref>

The [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] also shares this sentiment.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=8FRF#:~:text=%27%20After%20a%20preamble%20affirming%20that,church%20generally%20all%20agreed%20upon | title=Creeds }}</ref>

[[Jehovah's Witnesses]] contrast "memorizing or repeating creeds" with acting to "do what Jesus said".<ref>"Creeds—Any Place in True Worship?", ''Awake!'', October 8, 1985, ©Watch Tower, page 23, "The opening words of a creed invariably are, “I believe” or, “We believe.” This expression is translated from the Latin word “credo,” from which comes the word “creed.” ...What do we learn from Jesus’ words? That it is valueless in God’s eyes for one merely to repeat what one claims to believe. ...Thus, rather than memorizing or repeating creeds, we must do what Jesus said"</ref>