Introduction to the Belgic Confession (2): The Value Of Our Creeds

It is well, in the light of the times in which we live, to say something concerning the value of our creeds in general and of our Belgic Confession in particular. The churches of the day are increasingly critical of the creeds, and this is no less true in the Reformed tradition both in our own land and abroad. The cry in our time is that the creeds have lost their value and usefulness for the church. They simply, so it is alleged, do not speak to the needs of the world and the calling of the...