The Belgic Confession

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf confession of faith
gptkbp:addresses the nature of sin
the authority of Scripture
the importance of faith
the nature of God
the relationship between church and state
the resurrection of the dead
the final judgment
the importance of prayer
the return of Christ
the importance of evangelism
the practice of baptism
the relationship between faith and works
the role of the church
the nature of the sacraments
the role of the law
the concept of predestination
the nature of worship
the work of the Holy Spirit
the importance of church discipline
the nature of grace
the practice of the Lord's Supper
the nature of the covenant
the person of Christ
the importance of the church community
the importance of the sacraments in worship
the role of good works
the role of church leadership
the significance of the Lord's Day
the_nature_of_Christian_liberty
gptkbp:author gptkb:Guy_de_Brès
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:contains doctrines of the church
doctrines of the sacraments
doctrines of salvation
doctrines of the last things
doctrines_of_the_Trinity
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Reformed_Christianity
gptkbp:firstPublished 1561
gptkbp:historicalContext Protestant Reformation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Belgic Confession
gptkbp:influenced Reformed confessions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:language Dutch
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 37
gptkbp:partOf Three Forms of Unity
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:purpose to outline the beliefs of the Reformed faith
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Canons_of_Dort
gptkb:Heidelberg_Catechism
gptkbp:renovated 1619
gptkbp:significance foundational document for Reformed churches
gptkbp:translatedInto English
French
German
gptkbp:usedIn worship services
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1561