The Baptist Confession of Faith With Scripture Proofs Adopted by the Ministers and Messengers of the general assembly which met in London in 1689 Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures 1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all...
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Creeds and Confessions
Westminster Shorter Catechism
The Westminster Shorter Catechism was completed in 1647 by the Westminster Assembly and continues to serve as part of the doctrinal standards of many Presbyterian churches. The biblical proof texts included in this edition are those prepared by a special committee of...
Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy articles: This statement was produced at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago in the fall of 1978. The authority of Scripture is a key issue for the Christian Church in this and every age. Those who profess faith in Jesus Christ...
Waldensian Confession (A.D. 1655)
A brief confession of faith of the Reformed Churches of Piedmont Published with their Manifesto on the occasion of the frightful massacres of the year 1655. Having understood that our adversaries, not contented to have most cruelly persecuted us, and robbed us of all...
Westminster Confession (A.D. 1647)
Chapter 1 Of the holy Scripture, Chapter 2 Of God, and of the Holy Trinity, Chapter 3 Of God's Eternal Decree, Chapter 4 Of Creation, Chapter 5 Of Providence, Chapter 6 Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof, Chapter 7 Of God's Covenant with Man,...
Canons of Dort (A.D. 1619)
The Synod of Dordrecht November 13, 1618—May 9, 1619 First Head of Doctrine. Divine Election and Reprobation FIRST HEAD: ARTICLE 1. As all men have sinned in Adam, lie under the curse, and are deserving of eternal death, God would have done no injustice by leaving...
Heidelberg Catechism (A.D. 1576)
This catechism was written by Zacharias Ursinus (1534-1583) and Caspar Olevianus (1536-1584) in Heidelberg, Germany, and published in 1563 in German. It was endorsed by the Synod of Dort and embraced by Reformed Churches in many different countries. It is the custom...
Belgic Confession (A.D. 1561)
This Reformed confession was prepared in 1561 by Guy de Bres (c.1523-1567), who was later martyred, and others, and then slightly revised by Francis Junius (1545-1602) of Bourges. First written in French, it was soon translated into Dutch and Latin. The Synod of...
Augsburg Confession (A.D. 1530)
Augsburg Confession (A.D. 1530), also called the Augustan Confession is the primary confession of the Lutheran Church is a reformation document Preface Article 1: God Article 2: Original Sin Article 3: The Son of God Article 4: Justification Article 5: The Ministry of...
Luther’s 95 Theses (A.D. 1517)
Martin Luther's 95 Theses (A.D. 1517) Out of love and concern for the truth, and with the object of eliciting it, the following heads will be the subject of a public discussion at Wittenberg under the presidency of the reverend father, Martin Luther, Augustinian,...