The Assurance That Scripture Is God’s Word (Belgic Confession 5)
Rev. Angus Stewart expounds on Belgic Confession 5, explaining how Reformed Christians know that the 66 books of Scripture are God's Word—not through church authority alone, but through the internal witness of the Holy Spirit combined with the self-evidencing quality of Scripture itself. The article contrasts this Reformed approach with Roman Catholic claims and references supporting arguments from the Westminster Confession, providing both historical context and theological reasoning for biblical authority.
Rev. Angus Stewart Belgic Confession 5: From Whence the Holy Scriptures Derive Their Dignity and Authority We receive all these books, and these only, as holy and canonical, for the regulation, foundation, and confirmation of our faith; believing, without any doubt, all things contained in them, not so much because the church receives and approves them as such, but more especially because the Holy Ghost witnesseth in our hearts that they are from God, whereof they carry the evidence in...