Of the Adoration, Worship, and Invocation of God through the Only Mediator Jesus Christ (Second Helvetic Confession, 5a)
This journal article by Ronald Cammenga expounds the Fifth Chapter of the Second Helvetic Confession, analyzing Heinrich Bullinger's Reformed principles of true worship through Christ as the sole Mediator while refuting Roman Catholic saint veneration as idolatry. The article demonstrates how the Reformation positively established biblical worship practices rooted in Scripture while negatively opposing corrupted medieval practices, making it essential reading for understanding Reformed worship theology and confessional Reformed identity.
Previous article in this series: April 1, 2017, p. 301. Introduction The six paragraphs of the fifth chapter of the Second Helvetic Confession are the Reformation's trumpet blast against the false worship of the Roman Catholic Church. Rome's false worship, particularly her veneration of the saints, is exposed and on the basis of Scripture condemned as idolatrous. But the fifth chapter is not only negative; it is also positive. In broad strokes Heinrich Bullinger, the author of the SHC, sets...
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