Category: Netherlands Confession
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Reformed Symbols
The Netherland or Belgic Confession (Confessio Belgica) The original title was in French, Title: “Confession de Foy, faiste d’um commun accord pour les fideles qui conversent es Pays-Bas, lesquels desirent vivre salon la purite ‘del’ Evangele de nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ”. Translation: “Confession of faith made with one accord for the faithful that are wondering…
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Article XIV – Of the Creation and Fall of Man, and His Incapacity to Perform What is Truly Good
As the above title suggests, the contents of this article has to do especially with three considerations concerning man: his creation, his fall, and his incapacity to perform what is truly good. We shall therefore also treat this article according to this threefold division. I. Man’s Creation. It should be noticed first of all that…
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Lesson 24 – Article 37
The last article of the Confession treats of the last judgment. It reminds of the time of the end of the age. No man knows the day nor the hour of Christ’s return. However, the signs of that return, as presented in Scripture, show clearly when that end is at hand. And the signs seen…
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Lesson 23 – Article 36
This has been a rather controversial article treating of the relationships between government and the church. This is evident from the note appended to this article as found in the Psalter. It was adopted by the Christian Reformed Church in its Synod of 1910 and presumably was taken over also by our churches when we…