"Norms that are 'normed' by Scripture"

A Lutheran friend responded to another post on the Creeds by asking "Are you familiar with the Lutheran confessional idea of the creeds as "true expositions" of the Bible and "norma normata" (that is, norms of faith that are themselves "normed" by Scripture?)" I wasn't, but the concept is appealing. Michael Spencer, a Southern Baptist, advocates "The Creeds" as an appropriate part of the "Evangelical Liturgy":

A hymn I grew up singing said that “My faith has found a resting place, not in device or creed.” A frequent accusation made against Baptist conservatives during the conservative resurgence was that they were “imposing creedalism” on the Southern Baptist Convention.

A rule of thumb for denominational conflict: before making an accusation, make sure that the matter under discussion is actually a bad thing.

A second rule of thumb, particularly for any Baptist moderates or evangelical liberals left with the impression that “creedalism” remains an effective taunt: be sure that you don’t find yourself defending the disease and ridiculing health (or medicine, in this case.)

My Southern Baptist Convention gives no acknowledgment of the existence of the entire creedal history of the church. When Robert Webber told me that the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds were mine as a Baptist, I immediately looked around to see if the Papal armies were camped outside. ....

...[W]e cannot unilaterally devalue the creeds or our Protestant/evangelical connection to them. To do so is to, eventually, leave the impression that every congregation and every Christian is re-inventing the “wheel” of the Christian faith out of their own resources. This ahistorical, individualized version of evangelicalism tell significant lies regarding Christian community and Christian origins.

We do not place our faith in creeds but in Christ. As Rich Mullins said, however, “I did not make it; No, it is making me.” Such historical anchors are “making us,” if we access the rich theological and historical stories they tell. [more]

The Evangelical Liturgy 15: The Creeds | internetmonk.com