Belgic Confession

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Reformed confession of faith
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Canadian_Reformed_Churches
gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkb:Christian_Reformed_Church
gptkb:Protestant_Reformed_Churches_in_America
gptkb:Reformed_Church_in_America
gptkb:Reformed_churches
gptkb:United_Reformed_Churches_in_North_America
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Confessio_Belgica
gptkbp:approvalYear 1619
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Synod_of_Dort
gptkbp:author gptkb:Guido_de_Brès
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Low_Countries
gptkbp:dateWritten 1561
gptkbp:firstPublished 1561
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Belgic Confession
gptkbp:influenced Reformed theology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Gallic_Confession
gptkb:Augsburg_Confession
gptkb:Heidelberg_Catechism
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
Dutch
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation various European libraries
gptkbp:notableFor clarity and brevity
defense of Reformed faith under persecution
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 37
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Confession_de_foy,_faite_d’un_commun_accord_par_les_fideles_qui_conversent_ès_Pays-Bas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Three_Forms_of_Unity
gptkbp:persecutionContext gptkb:Spanish_Netherlands
gptkbp:purpose to explain Reformed faith to King Philip II of Spain
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Heidelberg_Catechism
gptkb:Canons_of_Dort
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest Reformed confessions
gptkbp:status historic confession
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Trinity
gptkb:church
gptkb:theology
Predestination
Justification
Sacraments
Civil government
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
English
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:worship
catechesis
church membership
ordination vows
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reformed_churches
gptkb:Confession_of_Faith
gptkb:Netherlands_Reformed_Congregations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4