Of Jesus Christ, true God and man, the only Savior of the world (Second Helvetic Confession, 11g)
This article by Prof. Ronald Cammenga examines Section 11g of the Second Helvetic Confession, which affirms Christ's bodily resurrection and ascension while refuting various heresies regarding resurrection, eternal punishment, and millenarian views. The piece demonstrates how the Reformation confession combines positive doctrinal affirmation with polemical rejection of false doctrine, serving as a model for confessional Christianity's antithetical character.
Previous article in this series: December 15, 2023, p. 157. The Sects. We therefore condemn all who deny a real resurrection of the flesh (II Tim. 2:18), or who with John of Jerusalem, against whom Jerome wrote, do not have a correct view of the glorification of bodies. We also condemn those who thought that the devil and all the ungodly would at some time be saved, and that there would be an end to punishments. For the Lord has plainly declared: "Their fire is not quenched, and their worm...
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