Free Reformed Church of Kelmscott

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    Notes on the Belgic Confession

      During the course of 1996 when Rev C Bouwman was minister of the Church of Kelmscott
      he conducted a weekly Post-Confession class in which he dealt with the Belgic Confession.
      One of the "students" took notes which have since been published.

      A revised/improved book form edition of these notes is available from;
      Pro Ecclesia Bookshop, 222b Jull Street Armadale, Western Australia.

      Introduction - Why a course on the Belgic Confession
      Article 1A - Faith
      Article 2 - How God makes Himself known to us
      Article 3 - The Word of God
      Article 4 - The Canonical Books
      Article 5 - The Authority of Holy Scripture
      Article 6 - The difference between the Canonical and Apocryphal books
      Article 7 - The sufficiency of Holy Scripture
      Doctrine of God
      Articles 8 & 9 - God is one in essence, yet distinguished in three persons
      Article 1B - Doctrine of God: The characteristics of God
      Article 10 - Jesus Christ True and Eternal God
      Article 11 - The Holy Spirit True and Eternal God
      Article 12 - The Creation of all things, especially the Angels
      Article 13 - The Providence of God
      Article 14 - The Creation and fall of man and his incapability of doing what is truly good
      Article 15 - Original Sin
      Article 16 - Divine Election
      Article 17 - The Rescue of Fallen Man
      Article 18 - The Incarnation of the Son of God
      Article 19 - The Two Natures in the One Person of Christ
      Article 20 - The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ
      Article 21 - The Satisfaction of Christ our High Priest
      Article 22 - Our Justification through faith in Christ
      Article 23 - Our Righteousness Before God
      Article 24 - Man's Sanctification and Good Works
      Article 25 - Christ, the Fulfilment of the Law
      Article 26 - Christ's Intercession
      Article 27 - The Catholic Christian Church
      Article 28 - Everyone's Duty to Join the Church
      Article 29 - The Marks of the True and False Church
      Article 30 - The Government of the Church
      Article 31 - The Officers of the Church
      Article 32 - The Order and Discipline of the Church
      Article 33 - The Sacraments
      Article 34 - The Sacrament of Baptism
      Article 35 - The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
      Article 36 - The Civil Government
      Article 37 - The Last Judgement