Category: Canons of Dordt

I. Title of Introduction: “The Judgment of the National Synod of the Reformed Churches of the National Synod of the Reformed Churches of the United Netherlands held in Dordrecht in the year 1618-1619, which was assisted by many excellent theologians of the Reformed Churches of Great Britain, the Electoral Palatinate, Hessia, Switzerland, Wetteraw, Geneva, Bremen,…

Article I “That God, by an eternal, unchangeable purpose in Jesus Christ His Son before the foundation of the world, hath determined, out of a fallen, sinful race of men, to save in Christ, for Christ’s sake, and through Christ, those who, through the grace of the Holy Ghost, shall believe on this his Son…

1. What are “Standards” or “Confessions”? Standards or Confessions (creeds, rules of faith) are comprehensive summaries formulated under the authority of the church, officially adopted and approved to express what a church or group of churches believes to be the truth of the Word of God. They are called Standards or Symbols because they are…

12. What do you understand by Divine Predestination? By Election? By Reprobation? (a) God’s Counsel with respect to the eternal destiny of His moral and rational creatures. (b) It is the gracious and sovereign counsel of God whereby He ordained some to eternal life and glory. (c) It is the righteous and sovereign counsel of…

50. With what subject does the second chapter of the Canons deal? The subject of the second chapter of the Canons is the vicarious atonement of Christ. 51. How is this subject related to that of the first chapter? The vicarious atonement is related to the subject of the first chapter as effect is related…

73. Of what two subjects do the third and fourth heads of doctrine treat? Of the corruption of man, his conversion to God and the manner thereof. 74. How is the third head of doctrine related to the second? Intimately related to the second. The latter speaks of the redemption through Christ, the former of…

121. Of what does the Fifth Head of Doctrine treat? The Fifth Head of doctrine treats the perseverance of the saints. This implies the following elements: (1) that the Christian in this life is not wholly delivered from his sinful nature. Regeneration and sanctification do not imply that he is perfect and no longer exposed…