Category: Netherlands Confession (Outline)

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 ‘de1’ Evangele de nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ”. Translation: “Confession of faith made with one accord for the faithful that are wondering in the low countries, (the Netherlands) according…

A Brief Outline of the Creed.   Belief in God-Art. 1.   Revelation-Art. 2.   The Reformed faith concern?ng the Scriptures-Arts. 3-7.   The Doctrine of God (Theology)-Arts. 8-11.   The Doctrine of Man (Anthropology)-Arts. 12-15.   The Doctrine of Election-Art. 16.   The Recovery of Fallen Man-Art. 17.   The Doctrine of Christ-Arts. 18-22.…

A. The opening words of this article are important: 1. It emphasizes first of all that what is contained in the confession is the object of faith. Natural understanding and a corrupt heart can never believe what is contained in the creed, but will always corrupt the truth. 2. That the believer believes in his…

A. The knowledge of God. 1. Relation between this article and Article 1. The confession of God by the believer presupposes that God can be known. One cannot confess anything concerning God except one know Him. 2. And yet there is a difference between knowledge and comprehension. To know God does not imply comprehension. “Can’st…

A. While Articles two through seven sreak of the Holy Scriptures, Article 3 speaks of the Inspiration of the written Word of God. B. Revelation. 1. In Article 2 is mentioned the revelation of God in the “creation, preservation and government of the universe.” This articles speaks of a special revelation of God-a different Word…

A. The main point of this article is an ennumeration of the books which the reformed churches accept as constituting the Holy Scriptures. We may notice in connection with this article: B. The books which make up our Bible are called “canonical books”. The word “canon” means: 1. Literally, a straight rod or a bar,…

A. The main point of this article is an ennumeration of the books which the reformed churches accept as constituting the Holy Scriptures. We may notice in connection with this article: B. The books which make up our Bible are called “canonical books”. The word “canon” means: 1. Literally, a straight rod or a bar,…

A. The word “apocryphal” means “hidden, dark, or difficult to understand”. These books which are called by this name appeared in the last part of the history of the Old Testament Church and in the early part of the history of the new. They often made the claim that they were inspired even as the…

A. In this article is taught the sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures. You notice that in Articles III-VII all the attributes of the Holy Scriptures are mentioned or implied: Authority, necessity, perspecuity and sufficiency. B. In the Scriptures is taught all that is necessary to our salvation. 1. Therefore no man may teach anything but…

A. The doctrine of the trinity stands as the foundation to the entire structure of the Christian truth. It was probably for this reason also that this one doctrine was the first to be attacked by the devil in the early church. Among several heresies that developed we may notice the following: 1. Polytheism-Although this…