Belgic Confession

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16th-century theological document Christian doctrinal statement Reformed confession of faith

The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Belgic Confession of Faith 1
Confessio Belgica 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century theological document ⓘ
Christian doctrinal statement ⓘ
Reformed confession of faith ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Belgic Confession ⓘ
surface form: Belgic Confession of Faith

Belgic Confession ⓘ
surface form: Confessio Belgica
author Guido de Brès ⓘ
confessionalFamily Three Forms of Unity ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Low Countries ⓘ
dateWritten 1561 ⓘ
denominationalUse Christian Reformed Church in North America ⓘ
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form: Continental Reformed churches

Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ
surface form: Netherlands Reformed churches

Protestant Reformed Churches in America ⓘ
Reformed Church in America ⓘ
Reformed churches ⓘ
United Reformed Churches in North America ⓘ
doctrinalStance affirms justification by faith alone ⓘ
affirms the Trinity ⓘ
affirms the authority and sufficiency of Scripture ⓘ
affirms the perseverance of the saints ⓘ
affirms total depravity ⓘ
affirms two sacraments ⓘ
affirms unconditional election ⓘ
ecclesiologicalView affirms marks of the true church ⓘ
distinguishes true church and false church ⓘ
firstEditionPublicationDate 1561 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Reformation ⓘ
surface form: Protestant Reformation
influence influential in global Reformed churches ⓘ
shaped Reformed theology in the Netherlands ⓘ
language French ⓘ
numberOfArticles 37 ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Low Countries ⓘ
surface form: Southern Netherlands
politicalContext Spanish rule in the Low Countries ⓘ
primaryAuthor Guido de Brès ⓘ
purpose to distinguish Reformed believers from Anabaptists ⓘ
to present Reformed doctrine to civil authorities ⓘ
religiousTradition Calvinism ⓘ
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form: Reformed Christianity
sacramentalView recognizes baptism and the Lord's Supper ⓘ
structure 37 articles ⓘ
subject Christology ⓘ
civil government ⓘ
doctrine of God ⓘ
doctrine of Scripture ⓘ
doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ
sacraments ⓘ
soteriology ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Calvinist ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ
usedTogetherWith Canons of Dort ⓘ
Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1561 ⓘ

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Reformed churches → affirmsConfession → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Belgic Confession → alsoKnownAs → Belgic Confession ⓘ
this entity surface form: Confessio Belgica
Belgic Confession → alsoKnownAs → Belgic Confession ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgic Confession of Faith
Heidelberg Catechism → associatedConfession → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Canons of Dort → associatedWith → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Guido de Brès → authorOf → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Hersteld Hervormde Kerk → confession → Belgic Confession ⓘ
subject surface form: Reformed Congregations
Guido de Brès → confessionAuthored → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Gomarists → confessionalBasis → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Reformed Church in America → hasConfession → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Three Forms of Unity → hasPart → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Church Order of Dort → hasTheologicalBasis → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Guido de Brès → notableWork → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Counter-Remonstrants → usedConfession → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Calvinism → usesConfession → Belgic Confession ⓘ
Dutch Reformed Church → usesConfession → Belgic Confession ⓘ