Of the adoration, worship, and invocation of God through the only mediator Jesus Christ (Second Helvetic Confession, 5b)
This journal article by Ronald Cammenga examines Chapter 5b of the Second Helvetic Confession, focusing on the Reformed principle of solus Christus and the proper worship of God through Christ as the only Mediator. The article contrasts the Reformation's biblically-balanced approach to honoring saints with Roman Catholic practices of saint veneration, demonstrating how the Reformed maintained a middle way between theological extremes.
Previous article in this series: August 2017, p. 443. Introduction As we saw last time, the opening paragraphs of this fifth chapter of the Second Helvetic Confession establish the fundamental biblical truth that God must be worshiped through the only Mediator, our Lord Jesus Christ. They also condemn the worship of the Roman Catholic Church, which raises up other mediators alongside the only Mediator. These other mediators include especially the saints and the Virgin Mary. Over against...
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