Our God-Centred Confession (Belgic Confession 1a)
Rev. Angus Stewart's exposition of the first article of the Belgic Confession explores the foundational doctrine of God's nature and attributes while emphasizing the confessional character of Reformed faith. The article examines how the confession's opening assertion of belief "with the heart" and confession "with the mouth" reflects biblical teaching on the necessity of public witness to Christian truth, supported by key New Testament passages.
Rev. Angus Stewart Belgic Confession 1: There Is One Only God We all believe with the heart, and confess with the mouth, that there is one only simple and spiritual Being, which we call God; and that he is eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, immutable, infinite, almighty, perfectly wise, just, good, and the overflowing fountain of all good. “We All Believe With the Heart, and Confess With the Mouth …” The very first article of our Belgic Confession begins with its the longest “we believe”...