Creeds
Augsburg Confession (1530)
The Augsburg Confession of 1530: its occasion at the Diet of Augsburg, Melanchthon's authorship, Luther's part from the Coburg, the twenty-eight articles, the Roman Confutation, and the Invariata and Variata editions.
Creeds and Confessions
During the Protestant Reformation, several creeds and confessions were drafted to articulate doctrinal beliefs, establish religious identity, and distinguish different…
First London Baptist Confession (1644)
A brief introduction to the First London Baptist Confession of 1644: the seven Particular Baptist churches of London, the slanders that provoked it, and the reasons they gave for publishing it.
Second London Baptist Confession (1677/1689)
An introduction to the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1677/1689): its background under the Clarendon Code, its deliberate dependence on the Westminster Confession, the convictions that drove it, and what it cost the Particular Baptists who owned it.
The Augsburg Confession
The full English text of the Augsburg Confession of 1530, written by Philip Melanchthon and presented before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg: preface, twenty-one articles of faith, seven articles on abuses corrected, and the signatories.
The Belgic Confession (1561)
An introduction to the Belgic Confession of 1561, with attention to Guido de Bres, persecution in the Low Countries, its Reformed influences, enduring legacy, and Christ-centered gospel.
The Dordrecht Confession of Faith
The Dordrecht Confession of Faith of 1632, the principal Mennonite confession, set beside the Westminster Confession of 1647: two Protestant confessions written fifteen years apart that answer almost entirely different questions.
The Formula of Concord
The Formula of Concord of 1577: the controversies that divided Lutheranism after Luther's death, the road from the Swabian Concord to the Bergen Book, the twelve articles, and the two parts — Epitome and Solid Declaration.
The Schleitheim Confession (1527)
An introduction to the Schleitheim Confession of 1527 and its complete text, with attention to Michael and Margaretha Sattler, persecution, the seven articles, Anabaptist distinctives, and a Reformed assessment.
The Scots Confession
The Scots Confession of 1560: the six Johns who wrote it in four days, John Knox's part in it, the twenty-five chapters, the marks of the true Kirk, and why this confession founded Scottish Presbyterianism.
The Second Helvetic Confession
The Second Helvetic Confession of 1566: Bullinger's private testament that became the most widely adopted of the Continental Reformed confessions, its thirty chapters, and its great sentence on the preaching of the Word of God.
The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith
Read and search the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith, with its 32 chapters, Scripture proofs, address to the reader, and appendix.
The Smalcald Articles (1537)
An introduction to the Smalcald Articles of 1537 and the complete English text of Martin Luther's three-part confession, with preface and subscriptions.
The Tetrapolitan Confession (1530)
An introduction to the Tetrapolitan Confession of 1530 and its complete English text, including the exordium, twenty-three chapters, and conclusion.
The Thirty-Nine Articles (1571)
An introduction to the Thirty-Nine Articles of 1571, including Thomas Cranmer, the Forty-Two Articles, the Elizabethan settlement, Reformation influences, and Christ-centered doctrine.
The Westminster Confession of Faith
Read and search the Westminster Confession of Faith, with its 33 chapters and the Westminster Assembly's Scripture proofs.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646/1647)
An introduction to the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646/1647): its background in the struggle between King and Parliament, its place in the long English and Scottish Reformation, the convictions that drove it, and what it cost the men who made and kept it.
