Does confessing the sufficiency of scripture nullify the need for creeds? Why should a believer be bound by creeds? Is the authority of scripture not enough? This article discusses the danger of independentism (seeking autonomy from creeds and confessions). Creeds have a derived authority, since they are based on the truth of scripture. Creeds are crucial to the expression of the true faith as taught in Scripture and for the unity of God’s true churches.