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.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T400003 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scots Confession Context triple: [Presbyterian, hasKeyConfession, Scots 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.
Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a 17th-century Reformed doctrinal standard that systematically sets out key Calvinist beliefs on theology, worship, and church life.
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C.
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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D.
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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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scots Confession Target entity description: The Scots Confession is a foundational 1560 Reformed doctrinal statement of the Church of Scotland that helped shape Presbyterian theology and church governance.
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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.
Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a 17th-century Reformed doctrinal standard that systematically sets out key Calvinist beliefs on theology, worship, and church life.
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C.
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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D.
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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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformed confession of faith
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doctrinal statement ⓘ historical religious document ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
John Douglas
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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
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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
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Presbyterian church governance ⓘ Presbyterian theology ⓘ Reformed churches in Scotland ⓘ |
| language |
Early Modern English
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Scots ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtAdoption |
Scots Confession
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
confession of faith of the realm of Scotland
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| numberOfChapters | 25 ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| primaryAuthor | John Knox ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the doctrine of the reformed Church of Scotland
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to provide a national confession of faith ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
First Book of Discipline
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surface form:
Book of Discipline (First Book of Discipline)
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| relatedMovement | Calvinism in Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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| 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
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some Presbyterian churches ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scots Confession Description of subject: The Scots Confession is a foundational 1560 Reformed doctrinal statement of the Church of Scotland that helped shape Presbyterian theology and church governance.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Confession of Faith for the Church of Scotland
this entity surface form:
confession of faith of the realm of Scotland
this entity surface form:
Scots Confession of 1560
this entity surface form:
Scottish Parliament of 1560 adopting Protestant Confession of Faith
this entity surface form:
The Scots Confession