Creeds, Confessions & Catechisms
A Narrower Creed
The Apostle’s Creed and the Nicene Creed which are subscribed to by many churches and denominations are so broad in scope that even apostate churches agree with those creeds. Here is a creed that only the lover’s of God’s sovereignty can agree with:
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ fully and finally
accomplished redemption for all of God’s elect when He died on the cross of
Calvary. We believe that when He died as our Substitute under the wrath of God
that He fully and finally satisfied Divine justice by paying the sin debt and
thereby secured salvation for all for whom He died. We believe that Christ
through the Holy Spirit will also succeed in effectually calling and bringing
all that He died for with Him into everlasting Glory. We believe that any gospel
that robs our Lord of this, HIS glory in the finished, successful, accomplished
work of salvation, is another gospel…. which is no gospel at all. Now, there’s
the real offense and power of the gospel. Do you believe that? – Greg Elmquist, Apopka, FL
An Introduction To The Canons of Dordt
An Introduction To The Canons of Dordt
The Decision of the Synod of Dordt on the Five Main Points of Doctrine in Dispute in the Netherlands is popularly known as the Canons of Dordt. It consists of statements of doctrine adopted by the great Synod of Dordt which met in the city of Dordrecht in 1618-19. Although this was a national synod of the Reformed churches of the Netherlands, it had an international character, since it was composed not… Continue reading
The Five Articles of the Remonstrants
The Five Articles of the Remonstrants
(Arminian Heresy)
These are often referred to as the 5 points of Arminianism, a “free-will” heresy to which the 5 points of Calvinism were written to address.
Article 1.
[Conditional Election – corresponds to the second of TULIP’s five points, Unconditional Election]
That God, by an eternal and unchangeable purpose in Jesus Christ his Son before the foundation of the world, has determined that out of the fallen, sinful race of men,… Continue reading
The Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism
This is an HTML adaption of the e-text version provided by “The Christian Classics Ethereal Libray” (CCEL). The text version is located at http://www.ccel.org/creeds/heidelberg-cat-ext.txt
Brief History of the Heidelberg Catechism
One of the symbolical books of the Reformed Church. Its name is derived from the city in which it was compiled and first printed. It is also sometimes styled the Palatinate Catechism, from the territory (the Palatinate) of the prince (Frederick III) under… Continue reading
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses (1517)
Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther
on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences
by Dr. Martin Luther (1517)
Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg, under the presidency of the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and of Sacred Theology, and Lecturer in Ordinary on the same at that place. Wherefore he requests that those who are unable to be present and debate orally… Continue reading
The Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed
There are two versions of the Nicene Creed. One written in 325AD and one written in 381AD.
First Council of Nicea (325 A.D. Version)
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten of the Father [the only-begotten; that is, of the essence of the Father,
God of God], Light of Light, very God of very… Continue reading
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