Article 1
There Is Only One God
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- Author
- Guido de Brès
- Written
- 1561
- Revised and adopted
- Synod of Dort, 1618–19
- Structure
- 37 articles
About the confession
Guido de Brès, a preacher of the Reformed churches in the southern Netherlands, wrote the confession in French in 1561 to show the authorities that the persecuted believers were not rebels but law-abiding Christians who confessed the teaching of Scripture. He sealed his witness with his life in 1567. The confession was received by the Reformed churches of the Netherlands and, after revision, adopted by the Synod of Dort in 1619.
Article 2
The Means by Which We Know God
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Article 3
The Written Word of God
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Article 4
The Canonical Books
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Article 5
The Authority of Scripture
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Article 6
The Difference Between Canonical and Apocryphal Books
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Article 7
The Sufficiency of Scripture
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Article 8
The Trinity
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Article 9
The Scriptural Witness on the Trinity
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Article 10
The Deity of Christ
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Article 11
The Deity of the Holy Spirit
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Article 12
The Creation of All Things
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Article 13
The Doctrine of God’s Providence
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Article 14
The Creation and Fall of Man
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Article 15
The Doctrine of Original Sin
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Article 16
The Doctrine of Election
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Article 17
The Recovery of Fallen Man
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Article 18
The Incarnation
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Article 19
The Two Natures of Christ
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Article 20
The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ
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Article 21
The Atonement
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Article 22
The Righteousness of Faith
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Article 23
Justification
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Article 24
The Sanctification of Sinners
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Article 25
The Fulfillment of the Law
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Article 26
The Intercession of Christ
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Article 27
The Holy Catholic Church
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Article 28
The Obligations of Church Members
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Article 29
The Marks of the True Church
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Article 30
The Government of the Church
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Article 31
The Officers of the Church
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Article 32
The Order and Discipline of the Church
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Article 33
The Sacraments
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Article 34
The Sacrament of Baptism
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Article 35
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
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Article 36
The Civil Government
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Article 37
The Last Judgment
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