Of God, His Unity and Trinity (Second Helvetic Confession, 3a)
This article by Ronald Cammenga expounds Article 3a of the Second Helvetic Confession, establishing the doctrine of God's unity and oneness as revealed through Scripture. The resource demonstrates how Reformed confessional theology grounds the doctrine of the Trinity in biblical revelation, emphasizing that knowledge of God through Scripture is foundational to all Christian belief and practice.
God Is One Previous article in this series: January 1, 2016, p. 157. We believe and teach that God is one in essence or nature, subsisting in himself, all sufficient in himself, invisible, incorporeal, immense, eternal, Creator of all things both visible and invisible, the greatest good, living, quickening and preserving all things, omnipotent and supremely wise, kind and merciful, just and true. Truly we detest many gods because it is expressly written: "The Lord your God is one Lord" (Deut....
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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