and candidates would be expected to make a simple confession of Christian faith.^[1]  When the Church began to administer Baptism in the Name of the Trinity^[2] the need for a three‑fold confession of faith in Father, Son, and Holy Ghost led to the development in the 2nd and 3rd centuries of Creeds in the same three‑fold pattern.  With the growth of the Church, greater care was taken in the preparation of adult converts, and they were taught to express their beliefs by reciting at their Baptism a Creed summarizing fundamental Christian beliefs.  In this way ‘Baptismal Creeds’ developed (which varied slightly in details, for local Bishops sometimes added clauses designed to exclude local heresies).  Later, with the growth of heresies and false teachers, representatives of the whole Church met together in General Councils,^[3] which issued ‘Conciliar Creeds’ summarizing Bible teaching on disputed points of doctrine.  Such ‘conciliar creeds’ thenceforth became the standards of correct belief for everyone.