Scots Confession
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The Scots Confession is a foundational 1560 Reformed doctrinal statement of the Church of Scotland that helped shape Presbyterian theology and church governance.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confession of Faith for the Church of Scotland | 1 |
| confession of faith of the realm of Scotland | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformed confession of faith
ⓘ
doctrinal statement ⓘ historical religious document ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
John Douglas
ⓘ
John Erskine of Dun ⓘ John Row ⓘ John Spottiswoode ⓘ John Willock ⓘ John Winram ⓘ |
| collectiveAuthorsNickname | the Six Johns ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateApproved | 1560 ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1560 ⓘ |
| denominationalAffiliation | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| genre | confessional document ⓘ |
| hasSection |
articles on Christ and redemption
ⓘ
articles on God and the Trinity ⓘ articles on civil authority ⓘ articles on sacraments ⓘ articles on the Church ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first Reformed confession officially adopted by the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| influenced |
Church of Scotland doctrine
ⓘ
Presbyterian church governance ⓘ Presbyterian theology ⓘ Reformed churches in Scotland ⓘ |
| language |
Early Modern English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtAdoption |
Scots Confession
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
confession of faith of the realm of Scotland
|
| numberOfChapters | 25 ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| primaryAuthor | John Knox ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the doctrine of the reformed Church of Scotland
ⓘ
to provide a national confession of faith ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
First Book of Discipline
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Discipline (First Book of Discipline)
|
| relatedMovement | Calvinism in Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
|
| replacedBy | Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
Reformed sacramental theology
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authority of Scripture ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Church of Scotland
ⓘ
some Presbyterian churches ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
confession of faith of the realm of Scotland
this entity surface form:
Confession of Faith for the Church of Scotland