Second Helvetic Confession
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The Second Helvetic Confession is a major 16th-century Reformed statement of faith, widely influential in shaping Presbyterian and other Reformed churches’ doctrine and practice.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Helvetic Confession canonical | 14 |
| Confessio Helvetica posterior | 1 |
| Helvetic Confessions | 1 |
| The Second Helvetic Confession | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Second Helvetic Confession Context triple: [Presbyterian, hasKeyConfession, Second Helvetic Confession]
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A.
Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
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B.
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism is a 16th-century Reformed confession of faith, structured as a series of questions and answers to teach core Protestant Christian doctrine.
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D.
Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
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E.
Canons of Dort
The Canons of Dort are a 17th-century Reformed confessional document that systematically defines Calvinist doctrines of salvation, especially predestination and grace, formulated at the Synod of Dort (1618–1619).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Helvetic Confession Target entity description: The Second Helvetic Confession is a major 16th-century Reformed statement of faith, widely influential in shaping Presbyterian and other Reformed churches’ doctrine and practice.
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A.
Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
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B.
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism is a 16th-century Reformed confession of faith, structured as a series of questions and answers to teach core Protestant Christian doctrine.
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D.
Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
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E.
Canons of Dort
The Canons of Dort are a 17th-century Reformed confessional document that systematically defines Calvinist doctrines of salvation, especially predestination and grace, formulated at the Synod of Dort (1618–1619).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian doctrinal statement
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Reformed confession of faith ⓘ symbolic book ⓘ |
| affirmsDoctrine |
Trinity
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justification by faith alone ⓘ original sin ⓘ predestination ⓘ sacraments as means of grace ⓘ sola Scriptura ⓘ two natures of Christ ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Basel church
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Bern church ⓘ Electoral Palatinate ⓘ Graubünden Reformed churches ⓘ Schaffhausen church ⓘ Scotland (as doctrinal standard in part) ⓘ St. Gallen church ⓘ Zurich church ⓘ |
| author | Heinrich Bullinger ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Frederick III, Elector Palatine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateRevised | 1564 ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1562 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Czech Reformed churches
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Reformed Church of France ⓘ
surface form:
French Reformed churches
Evangelical Reformed Church (regional church) ⓘ
surface form:
German Reformed churches
Hungarian Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian Reformed Church
Polish Reformed churches ⓘ Presbyterian churches worldwide ⓘ Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Presbyterianism
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Reformed churches
Hungarian Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Transylvanian Reformed Church
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| numberOfSacraments | 2 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Second Helvetic Confession
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Confessio Helvetica posterior
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| partOf | Reformed confessional tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Zurich ⓘ |
| recognizesSacrament |
Lord's Supper
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baptism ⓘ |
| rejectsDoctrine |
invocation of saints
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purgatory as taught by medieval Catholicism ⓘ transubstantiation ⓘ |
| rejectsPractice | image worship ⓘ |
| relatedWork | First Helvetic Confession ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestantism
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Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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| statusInHungary | official confession of the Hungarian Reformed Church ⓘ |
| statusInSwitzerland | one of the chief symbols of Swiss Reformed churches ⓘ |
| supportsPractice |
church discipline
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preaching of the Word ⓘ presbyterial church government ⓘ public worship regulated by Scripture ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Calvinist ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1566 ⓘ |
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