Belgic Confession, Article 08: The Trinity
This article from the Belgic Confession presents the classical Reformed articulation of the doctrine of the Trinity, affirming one God in three eternally distinct persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) while maintaining their complete unity in essence, power, and attributes. The text carefully defines the particular roles and properties of each person while guarding against both tritheism and modalism, grounding the doctrine in Scripture. This resource is essential for understanding foundational Reformed theology on the nature of God and would serve well as a confessional summary of Trinitarian doctrine.
Article 8: The Trinity In keeping with this truth and Word of God we believe in one God, who is one single essence, in whom there are three persons, really, truly, and eternally distinct according to their incommunicable properties—namely,Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.The Fatheris the cause, origin, and source of all things,visible as well as invisible.The Sonis the Word, the Wisdom, and the imageof the Father.The Holy Spiritis the eternal power and might,proceeding from the Father and the...