Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church
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The Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church is a Protestant doctrinal statement that outlines the core theological beliefs and teachings now shared within the United Methodist Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1856709 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church Context triple: [United Methodist Church, doctrine, Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church]
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A.
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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B.
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord is a key 1577 Lutheran confessional document that systematically clarifies and defends Lutheran doctrine against contemporary theological controversies.
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C.
Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Epitome of the Formula of Concord is a concise Lutheran confessional document that summarizes key doctrinal positions and controversies addressed in the larger Formula of Concord.
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D.
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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E.
Second Helvetic Confession
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church Target entity description: The Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church is a Protestant doctrinal statement that outlines the core theological beliefs and teachings now shared within the United Methodist Church.
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A.
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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B.
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord is a key 1577 Lutheran confessional document that systematically clarifies and defends Lutheran doctrine against contemporary theological controversies.
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C.
Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Epitome of the Formula of Concord is a concise Lutheran confessional document that summarizes key doctrinal positions and controversies addressed in the larger Formula of Concord.
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D.
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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E.
Second Helvetic Confession
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant doctrinal statement
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United Methodist Church doctrinal standard ⓘ confession of faith ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Evangelical United Brethren Church
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United Methodist Church ⓘ |
| affirmsDoctrine |
God the Holy Spirit
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surface form:
Holy Spirit
Trinity ⓘ authority of Scripture ⓘ deity of Jesus Christ ⓘ final judgment ⓘ justification ⓘ one holy catholic church ⓘ original sin ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper ⓘ salvation by grace through faith ⓘ sanctification ⓘ |
| dateAdoptedByUnitedMethodistChurch | 1968 ⓘ |
| denominationalOrigin | Evangelical United Brethren Church ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christian mission and service
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holiness of heart and life ⓘ new birth ⓘ personal faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| function |
serves as doctrinal standard for teaching and preaching in the United Methodist Church
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summarizes core theological beliefs of the Evangelical United Brethren tradition ⓘ |
| genre | creedal statement ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | constitutionally protected doctrinal standard in the United Methodist Church ⓘ |
| hasSection |
articles on God and the Holy Trinity
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articles on Scripture and revelation ⓘ articles on last things (eschatology) ⓘ articles on sin and salvation ⓘ articles on the church and sacraments ⓘ |
| historicalContext | adopted into United Methodist Church at the 1968 merger of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
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surface form:
The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | doctrinal standards of the United Methodist Church ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Articles of Religion
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surface form:
Articles of Religion of the Methodist Church
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| religiousFamily |
United Brethren in Christ
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surface form:
Evangelical United Brethren
Methodism ⓘ
surface form:
Methodist
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| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| statusInUnitedMethodistChurch | cannot be revoked or altered except by constitutional process ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Wesleyan-Arminian
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evangelical ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Evangelical United Brethren Church
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United Methodist Church ⓘ United Methodist clergy ⓘ United Methodist Church ⓘ
surface form:
United Methodist congregations
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Methodist Church
→
doctrine
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Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church
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Articles of Religion
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relatedDocument
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Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church
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subject surface form:
Articles of Religion (United Methodist Church)