Belgic Confession, Article 10: The Deity of Christ
This excerpt from Article 10 of the Belgic Confession presents the Reformed understanding of Christ's eternal deity, emphasizing that Jesus Christ is the only Son of God, coeternal and coessential with the Father, and the agent through whom all creation was made. Drawing from Old and New Testament testimony, the confession establishes that Christ's divine nature and personhood are not merely post-incarnational realities but eternally constitutive of his being as true God. This foundational Reformation confessional document is essential for understanding classical Protestant Reformed Christology and trinitarian doctrine.
Article 10: The Deity of Christ We believe that Jesus Christ, according to his divine nature, is the only Son of God—eternally begotten, not made or created,for then he would be a creature.He is one in essence with the Father; coeternal; the exact image of the person of the Father and the “reflection of God’s glory,”13being like the Father in all things.Jesus Christ is the Son of God not only from the time he assumed our nature but from all eternity,as the following testimonies teach us when...