Belgic Confession, Article 12: The Creation of All Things
This excerpt from Article 12 of the Belgic Confession presents the Reformed doctrine of creation, affirming that God the Father created all things through the Son from nothing and sustains all creation according to His eternal providence. The article also addresses the creation and fall of angels, refuting the errors of the Sadducees (who deny spirits) and Manicheans (who deny God's sovereignty over evil), making it valuable for understanding classical Reformed responses to false doctrines concerning creation and spiritual realities.
Article 12: The Creation of All Things We believe that the Father, when it seemed good to him, created heaven and earth and all other creatures from nothing, by the Word—that is to say, by the Son.God has given all creatures their being, form, and appearance and their various functionsfor serving their Creator.Even now God also sustains and governs them all, according to his eternal providence and by his infinite power,that they may serve humanity, in order that humanity may serve God.God has...