Doctrine > Confessions > The Belgic Confession > iv. Church and Sacraments

• Article 27 - the Catholic Christian Church

  We believe and profess one catholic or universal church,1 which is a holy congregation and assembly2 of the true...

• Article 28 - Everyone's Duty to Join the Church

  We believe, since this holy assembly and congregation is the assembly of the redeemed and there is no salvation...

• Article 29 - the Marks of the True and the False Church

  We believe that we ought to discern diligently and very carefully from the Word of God what is the...

• Article 30 - the Government of the Church

  We believe that this true church must be governed according to the spiritual order which our Lord has taught...

• Article 31 - the Officers of the Church

  We believe that ministers of God’s Word, elders, and deacons ought to be chosen to their offices by lawful...

• Article 32 - the Order and Discipline of the Church

  We believe that, although it is useful and good for those who govern the church to establish a certain...

• Article 33 - the Sacraments

  We believe that our gracious God, mindful of our insensitivity and weakness, has ordained sacraments to seal His promises...

• Article 34 - the Sacrament of Baptism

  We believe and confess that Jesus Christ, who is the end of the law (Rom 10:4), has by His...

• Article 35 - the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

  We believe and confess that our Saviour Jesus Christ has instituted the sacrament of the holy supper1 to nourish...

Doctrine

The Belgic Confession

• i. God and the Means by Which He is Known
• ii. Creation, Providence, the Fall and Consequences
• iii. Election, Christ, and the Benefits of Salvation
• iv. Church and Sacraments
• v. Church and the Government