The Belgic Confession

1 The Belgic Confession The Belgic Confession was originally composed in 1561 by Guido de Bres for the churches 2 Article I There Is Only One God 3 Article II By What Means God Is Made Known unto Us 4 Article III The Written Word of God 5 Article IV Canonical Books of the Holy Scripture 6 Article V Whence the Holy Scriptures Derive Their Dignity and Authority 7 Article VI The Difference Between the Canonical and Apocryphal Books 8 Article VII The Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures to Be the Only Rule of Faith 9 Article VIII God Is One in Essence, Yet Distinguished in Three Persons 10 Article IX The Proof of the Foregoing Article of the Trinity of Persons in One God 11 Article X Jesus Christ Is TRUE and Eternal God 12 Article XI The Holy Spirit Is TRUE and Eternal God 13 Article XII The Creation of All Things, Especially the Angels 14 Article XIII The Providence of God and His Government of All Things 15 Article XIV The Creation and Fall of Man, and His Incapacity to Perform What Is Truly Good 16 Article XV Original Sin 17 Article XVI Eternal Election 18 Article XVII The Recovery of Fallen Man 19 Article XVIII The Incarnation of Jesus Christ 20 Article XIX The Union and Distinction of the Two Natures in the Person of Christ 21 Article XX God Has Manifested His Justice and Mercy in Christ 22 Article XXI The Satisfaction of Christ, Our Only High Priest, for Us 23 Article XXII Our Justification Through Faith in Jesus Christ 24 Article XXIII Wherein Our Justification Before God Consists 25 Article XXIV Mans Sanctification and Good Works 26 Article XXV The Abolishing of the Ceremonial Law 27 Article XXVI Christ's Intercession 28 Article XXVII The Catholic Christian Church 29 Article XXVIII Every One Is Bound to Join Himself to the TRUE Church 30 Article XXIX The Marks of the TRUE Church, and Wherein it Differs from the FALSE Church 31 Article XXX The Government of the Church and its Offices 32 Article XXXI The Ministers, Elders, and Deacons 33 Article XXXII The Order and Discipline of the Church 34 Article XXXIII The Sacraments 35 Article XXXIV Holy Baptism 36 Article XXXV The Holy Supper of Our Lord Jesus Christ 37 Article XXXVI The Magistracy Civil Government 38 Article XXXVII The Last Judgment