The Auchterarder Creed was the pejorative term given to a declaration formulated by the Church of Scotland presbytery in Auchterarder in 1717.
[1] The creed is formulated in one short sentence as follows: "It is not sound and orthodox to teach that we must forsake sin in order to our coming to Christ.
"[2] The import of the creed is that it was unorthodox to teach that one must repent prior to coming to Christ, meaning that the Auchterarder Presbytery saw repentance as a result of being in Christ instead of an instrumental requirement for salvation.
The creed was condemned by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1717,[1] saying that one could only be saved after a person had gotten rid of their sins through repentance.
[3] The condemnation was opposed by Thomas Boston, who in response recommended the reading of the Marrow of Modern Divinity, having similar doctrines to the Auchterarder.