To Be or Not to Be Reformed: Upholding the Formula of Subscription (2)

Previous article in this series: January 1, 2010, p. 148. The Formula (or Form) of Subscription (FOS) is a form that Reformed churches require all their officebearers to sign. These churches do so because they love the Reformed faith, and thus determine to adhere to the adopted confessions -- to Reformed confessions. The heart of the form is this promise: We not only believe what the confessions teach, we will uphold and defend them. The FOS was formulated by churches in the Netherlands --...