Belgic Confession, Article 09: The Scriptural Witness on the Trinity
This excerpt from Article 9 of the Belgic Confession presents a systematic theological defense of the doctrine of the Trinity by marshaling scriptural evidence from both Old and New Testaments. The confession demonstrates how passages such as Genesis 1:26-27, Christ's baptism, the Annunciation, and the Apostolic benediction establish the biblical foundation for believing in three distinct persons within one divine essence. This resource is valuable for understanding how Reformed confessions ground core Christian doctrine in careful exegesis of Scripture.
Article 9: The Scriptural Witness on the Trinity All these things we know from the testimonies of Holy Scripture as well as from the effects of the persons, especially from those we feel within ourselves.The testimonies of the Holy Scriptures, which teach us to believe in this Holy Trinity, are written in many places of the Old Testament, which need not be enumerated but only chosen with discretion.In the book of Genesis God says,“Let us make humankind in our image, according to our...