Introducing the Westminster Confession to Reformed Christians
This introductory article by Rev. Angus Stewart compares and contrasts the Westminster Confession of Faith (Presbyterian) with the Three Forms of Unity (Dutch Reformed), highlighting key differences in their historical origins, structure, and approach to biblical proofing. The resource provides a helpful framework for Dutch Reformed Christians seeking to understand Westminster theology and its relationship to their own confessional tradition.
Rev. Angus Stewart Introduction One good way to explain something less familiar is by comparing and contrasting it with what is better known. As Christians in the Dutch Reformed tradition, we hold to the Three Forms of Unity: the Belgic Confession (1561), the Heidelberg Catechism (1563) and the Canons of Dordt (1618-1619). So how does Presbyterianism’s Westminster Confession (1646) compare? 1. Triad The Westminster Confession comes in a confessional triad, along with the Westminster Larger...