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The Belgic Confession, written in 1561, owes its origin to the need for a clear and comprehensive statement of Reformed faith during the time of the Spanish inquisition in the Lowlands.
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The Belgic Confession is a great Reformed creed that amply repays the time and effort spent in reading and studying it. In this essay, I will introduce the Belgic Confession by making six key points about it which will constitute good reasons for considering its rich teaching in subsequent articles. 1.
- 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.
Apr 1, 2008 · In our brief sketch of this confession, we will address both of these features: first, the background and setting within which the Belgic Confession was produced; and second, the distinctive content of its classic statement of the Reformed faith.
Sep 29, 2021 · First, like the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Belgic Confession opens with a classic statement of the Reformed doctrine of revelation, particularly the doctrine of Scripture. According to Article 2, God is “made known” by two means, general and special revelation.
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Introduction. The oldest of the doctrinal standards of the Free Reformed Church is the Confession of Faith, popularly known as the Belgic Confession, following the seventeenth-century Latin designation "Confessio Belgica."
