- The Heidelberg Catechism (1563) is among the most cherished catechisms ever written, and is perhaps best known for its first question and answer: “What is your only comfort in life and in death? That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.”
- The Belgic Confession (1561) remains among the best historic statements of the faith of the Reformed churches. Evangelical believers would do well to acquaint themselves with this Confession, taking note especially of the difficult circumstances of persecution within which it was written. Sealed with the blood of many martyrs, this sturdy testimony to the Gospel of God’s free and sovereign grace in Christ continues to express for many the “living faith of the dead."
- The Canons of Dort (1618-19) is not a Confession of Faith in the sense that it does not give us a full summary of all of the main points of doctrine inherent in the Christian Faith. For that, you would instead need to look to Reformed consensus documents like the Belgic Confession or the Westminster Confession of Faith. Instead, what the Canons are is a robust statement and defense of the main points of biblical teaching regarding the sovereign grace of God in the salvation of sinners (Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistable Grace, Perseverance of the Saints).
Great Lakes Catechism on Marriage and Sexuality
- We also recommend the Great Lakes Catechism to answer the important questions being asked today about marriage and sexuality
- We get asked a lot of questions about our position on baptizing the children of believers. Here is a great resource in explaining our biblical convictions.