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- The Only God. We all believe in our hearts. and confess with our mouths. that there is a single. and simple. spiritual being, whom we call God— eternal,
- The Means by Which We Know God. We know God by two means: First, by the creation, preservation, and government. of the universe, since that universe is before our eyes.
- The Written Word of God. We confess that this Word of God. was not sent nor delivered “by human will,” but that “men and women moved by the Holy Spirit.
- The Canonical Books. We include in the Holy Scripture the two volumes. of the Old and New Testaments. They are canonical books. with which there can be no quarrel at all.
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- The Belgic Confession
- Article 1: The only God
- Article 2: The Means by Which We Know God
- Article 3: The Written Word of God
- Article 4: The Canonical Books
- Article 5: The Authority of Scripture
- Article 6: The Difference Between Canonical and Apocryphal Books
- Article 7: The Sufficiency of Scripture
Introduction
The Belgic Confession is the confession of faith of the Dutch Reformed Churches. It was written originally, however, in French, in the French-speaking Lowlands by Guido (or Guy) deBres (1523–67) and edited by others between 1559–61. He was a pastor who traveled and preached in the Lowlands, France, and even in England. He wrote polemical works against Rome and the Anabaptists and some of his letters were published posthumously. He was well regarded by the Reformed pastors and churches and he...
We all believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths that there is a single and simple spiritual being, whom we call God eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, unchangeable, infinite, almighty; completely wise, just, and good, and the overflowing source of all good.
We know him by two means: First, by the creation, preservation, and government of the universe, since that universe is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make us ponder the invisible things of God: his eternal power and his divinity, as the apostle Paul says in Romans 1:20. All these thi...
We confess that this Word of God was not sent nor delivered by the will of men, but that holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit, as Peter says.1 Afterwards our God— because of the special care he has for us and our salvation— commanded his servants, the prophets and apostles, to commit this revealed Word to writing. He himself wrote ...
We include in the Holy Scripture the two volumes of the Old and New Testaments. They are canonical books with which there can be no quarrel at all. In the church of God the list is as follows: In the Old Testament, the five books of Moses— Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth; the two books of Samuel, ...
We receive all these books and these only as holy and canonical, for the regulating, founding, and establishing of our faith. And we believe without a doubt all things contained in them—not so much because the church receives and approves them as such but above all because the Holy Spirit testifies in our hearts that they are from God, and also bec...
We distinguish between these holy books and the apocryphal ones, which are: the third and fourth books of Esdras; the books of Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Jesus Sirach, Baruch; what was added to the Story of Esther; the Song of the Three Children in the Furnace; the Story of Susannah; the Story of Bel and the Dragon; the Prayer of Manasseh; and the two ...
We believe that this Holy Scripture contains the will of God completely and that everything one must believe to be saved is sufficiently taught in it. For since the entire manner of worship which God requires of us is described in it at great length, no one—even an apostle or an angel from heaven, as Paul says2—ought to teach other than what the Ho...
- There Is Only One God. We all believe with the heart, and confess with the mouth, that there is one only simple1 and spiritual2 Being, which we call God; and that He is eternal,3 incomprehensible,4 invisible,5 immutable,6 infinite,7 almighty, perfectly wise,8 just,9 good,10 and the overflowing fountain of all good.11.
- By What Means God Is Made Known unto Us. We know Him by two means: first, by the creation, preservation, and government of the universe;1 which is before our eyes as a most elegant book, wherein all creatures, great and small, are as so many characters leading us to contemplate the invisible things of God, namely, His eternal power and divinity, as the apostle Paul saith (Rom.
- The Written Word of God. We confess that this Word of God was not sent nor delivered by the will of man, but that holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, as the apostle Peter saith.1 And that afterwards God, from a special care which He has for us and our salvation, commanded His servants, the prophets2 and apostles,3 to commit His revealed Word to writing; and He Himself wrote with His own finger the two tables of the law.4 Therefore we call such writings holy and divine Scriptures.
- Canonical Books of the Holy Scriptures. We believe that the Holy Scriptures are contained in two books, namely, the Old and New Testaments, which are canonical, against which nothing can be alleged.
Oct 16, 2023 · The Confession has a strongly pastoral quality and is an excellent devotional guide. The Heidelberg Reformation Association is pleased to present this audio version of the Belgic Confession. It is just over 1 hour in length.
- There is Only One True God. We all believe with the heart, and confess with the mouth, that there is one only simple and spiritual Being, which we call God; and that he is eternal, incomprehensible invisible, immutable, infinite, almighty, perfectly wise, just, good, and the overflowing fountain of all good.
- By what Means God is Made Known Unto Us. We know him by two means; first, by the creation, preservation and government of the universe; which is before our eyes as a most elegant book, wherein all creatures, great and small, are as so many characters leading us to contemplate the invisible things of God, namely His power and divinity, as the apostle Paul says, Rom.
- Of the Written Word of God. We confess that this Word of God was not sent, nor delivered by the will of man, but that holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, as the apostle Peter says.
- Canonical Books of the Holy Scripture. We believe that the Holy Scriptures are contained in two books, namely, the Old and New Testament, which are canonical, against which nothing can be alleged.
Apr 1, 2008 · This Confession is known most commonly as the “Belgic” confession because it emerged from the French-speaking Reformed churches in the southern “Lowlands” or “Nether-lands” (now Belgium). It has served historically as one of the three confessional symbols of the Dutch Reformed churches.
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Confessio Belgica. The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches — Philip Schaff. The Belgic Confession. A.D.1561. Revised 1619. [The Belgic Confession, composed in French by Guy de Brès (died a martyr, 1567) for the Churches in Flanders and the Netherlands, 1561, was adopted by a Reformed Synod at Emden, 1571, and by the National Synod ...
