Believing and Confessing (eBook)

The Belgic Confession of Faith is a beloved summary of the Christian faith—for the building up of the church of Christ and to the glory of the triune God. But the Belgic Confession is not only a statement of faith. The theological depths and the personal character of this beloved document make it a more-than-suitable resource to which the believer can turn for the daily practice of personal devotions.  The 365 meditations in this book will daily guide the reader toward a better understanding of those scriptural truths for which the author of the Belgic Confession, Guido de Brès, lived and died.   Read review by Kathy VanderKolk (Grandville Gleaner). 416 pages ebook ISBN 978-1-944555-7-02   Paperback version available   Table of Contents (click here for full TOC, or click Article 1 below for a sample): Introduction 3 Article 1: There is One Only God, 4 Article 2: By What Means God Is Made Known unto Us, 18 Article 3: The Written Word of God, 26 Article 4: Canonical Books of the Holy Scripture, 31 Article 5: From Whence the Holy Scriptures Derive their Dignity and Authority, 35 Article 6: The Difference Between the Canonical and Apocryphal Books, 35 Article 7: The Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures to be the Only Rule of Faith, 43 Article 8: God is One in Essence, Yet Distinguished in Three Persons, 58 Article 9: The Proof of the Foregoing Article of the Trinity of Persons in One God, 66 Article 10: Jesus Christ Is True and Eternal God, 74 Article 11: The Holy Ghost Is True and Eternal God, 82 Article 12: Of the Creation, 90 Article 13: Divine Providence, 105 Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man, and His Incapacity to Perform What Is Truly Good, 127 Article 15: Original Sin, 142 Article 16: Eternal Election, 157 Article 17: The Recovery of Fallen Man, 172 Article 18: The Incarnation of Jesus Christ, 180 Article 19: The Union and Distinction of the Two Natures in the Person of Christ, 188 Article 20: God Hath Manifested His Justice and Mercy in Christ, 196 Article 21: The Satisfaction of Christ, Our Only High Priest, for Us, 204 Article 22: Faith in Jesus Christ, 219 Article 23: Justification, 228 Article 24: Man's Sanctification and Good Works, 249 Article 25: The Abolishing of the Ceremonial Law, 265 Article 26: Christ's Intercession, 273 Article 27: The Catholic Christian Church, 295 Article 28: Every One Is Bound to Join Himself to the True Church, 303 Article 29: The Marks of the True Church, and Wherein She Differs from the False Church, 311 Article 30: The Government of and Offices in the Church, 319 Article 31: The Ministers, Elders, and Deacons, 334 Article 32: The Order and Discipline of the Church, 342 Article 33: The Sacraments, 357 Article 34: Holy Baptism, 370 Article 35: The Holy Supper of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 379 Article 36: The Magistrates, 388 Article 37: The Last Judgment, 396