Confessionalism

Bibliography Abendroth, Patrick. The London Baptist Confession of 1689. Omaha NE: Well Publications; 2017. Clark, Scott. Recovering the Reformed Confession; Our Theology, Piety, and Practice. Phillipsburg, New Jersey: P&R; 2008. Fesko, J.V. The Theology of the Westminster Standards. Wheaton, IL: Crossway; 2014. Gonzales, Robert. “Validity and Value of Creeds.” Accessed September 10, 2020, https://rbs.populiweb.com/router/courseofferings/9894403/folders/index. 2014. … Read more

Conclusion A church in having a historic confession has a great commonality within the immediate body and with believers all over the world past and present. Confessions are a useful tool for the church in training up its members and defending the faith once for all handed down. Confessions are biblical and necessary. May our … Read more

Dangers There are objections or dangers to confessions. Three are common. 1) The main objection is that Confessions undermine the authority of Scripture. The LBC of 1689 explicitly and at the beginning denies this, giving an excellent statement as to the authority of Scripture. The problem here is the attitude given to the confession. The … Read more

Proper Use The value of a confession has already touched on its proper use. It is used to promote and defend the truth of Scripture. More specifically in the local church it can be used to evaluate teachers and pastors as well as provide boundaries for ministry. Churches use, for example, the LBC of 1689 … Read more

Why have they gone away? If confessions are so biblical and valuable, why have confessions gone away? A couple of ideas to mention would be: 1) With the rise of rationalism and skepticism the Bible itself has been down played. If the Bible isn’t the Word of God than I certainly don’t need a confession … Read more

Historical Use How are confessions beneficial? They are beneficial to restate Scripture. There may be many texts that stand behind a reiteration of biblical truths. There are two main categories for their benefit. 1) They defend the truth of Scripture from those who want to distort it and 2) confessions are positive in promoting sound … Read more

Biblical Basis Scripture shows the need and benefit of creeds and confessions. Creedal statements are found in Scripture, shown to be beneficial, and even demanded to be passed on to the next generation. There are many Scripture passages that could be addressed; the following will be a sampling. Exodus 13:14–15 And it shall be when … Read more