The Scots’ Confession (1560) The Scots’ Confession was written in 1560 at the direction of the Scottish parliament. Bitter struggle had erupted between the supporters of the Roman Catholic Church led by the Queen Regent Mary of Guise and those who embraced the Reformation and opposed Catholicism, which is derogatorily referred to as Papism....
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This creed is named after Athanasius (A.D. 293-373), the champion of orthodoxy against Arian attacks on the doctrine of the trinity. Although Athanasius did not write this creed and it is improperly named after him, the name persists because until the seventeenth century it was commonly ascribed to him. It is not from Greek...
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Definition of Chalcedon (451 AD) Therefore, following the holy fathers, we all with one accord teach men to acknowledge one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at once complete in Godhead and complete in manhood, truly God and truly man, consisting also of a reasonable soul and body; of one substance with...
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The Canons Of The Council Of Orange (529 AD) The Council of Orange was an outgrowth of the controversy between Augustine and Pelagius. This controversy had to do with degree to which a human being is responsible for his or her own salvation, and the role of the grace of God in bringing about...
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The Nicene Creed is the most widely accepted and used brief statements of the Christian Faith. It is common to Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Calvinists, and many other Christian groups. Many groups that do not have a tradition of using it in their services nevertheless are committed to the doctrines it teaches....
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I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He...
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Apostles’ Creed Nicene Creed Definition of Chalcedon Athanasian Creed Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Westminster Confession Online Commentary by A.A. Hodge Westminster Shorter Catechism Westminster Larger Catechism Cambridge Platform (1648) Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) Belgic Confession (1561) Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Canons of Dort (1619) Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics (1978)
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