Our Binding to the Confessions

Binding of Office-Bearers and Professors/LecturersThe binding to the confessions is of utmost importance for the church and its members. This binding, which becomes valid after the “yes-word” (affirmation), holds the same value and significance as an oath, since it is spoken “before God and His holy church”, as the forms indicate. Office-bearers and professors/lecturers of […]

Functions of the Five ConfessionsIn our Creeds (the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed) and the Three Forms of Unity—the Belgic Confession (BC), the Heidelberg Catechism (HC), and the Canons of Dort (CoD)—we have derived standards with ecclesiastical authority. These confessions serve various functions, all grounded in Scripture. As summaries of the Gospel, they help

Our binding to the confessions of the church is a fundamental condition for the identity of the true church and its members. In other words, it is essential for being a true church and for being a member of such a church. Since Scripture is the source of the confessions, I will address this topic