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The Confession of Faith, popularly known as the Belgic Confession, is a confession to which many Reformed churches subscribe as a doctrinal standard. The Confession forms part of the Three Forms of Unity, [1] which are the official subordinate standards of the Dutch Reformed Church.
- 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.
Belgic Confession, statement of the Reformed faith in 37 articles written by Guido de Bres, a reformer in the southern Low Countries and northern France. It became the standard creed of the Reformed Church of the Netherlands and of Reformed churches of Dutch background in the United States.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
The confession's chief author was Guido de Bräs, a preacher of the Reformed churches of the Netherlands, who died a martyr to the faith in the year 1567. During the sixteenth century the churches in this country were exposed to the most terrible persecution by the Roman Catholic government.
Oct 14, 2024 · The Belgic Confession (1561) can help us achieve this mature faith. The confession was written in what we call Belgium by Guido de Bres in consultation with some of the best religious minds of his day. It was quickly adopted by the reformed churches of the Netherlands as an official summary of what Christians believe.
Aug 3, 2022 · The Belgic Confession expresses theology mined from God’s Word and forged in the fiery trials of God’s church. The confession was readily received by Reformed churches in the Netherlands after its translation into Dutch in 1562.
