An Exposition of Article Nine of the Belgic Confession -- Biblical Evidence for the Doctrine of the Trinity

In a culture such as ours, which is characterized by religious pluralism and a “god” with only one attribute (“niceness”), it is vital that we believe the correct things about God. We must confess these doctrines before the unbelieving world around us. We do this so as to see people come to faith in the one true God, who reveals himself as three distinct persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But we also confess our belief in the Triune God as a testimony against those who tell us that Christians, Jews, and Muslims all worship the same God, but each in their own way.

Article Nine of the confession, sets forth some of the more salient biblical evidence for the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. In this regard Article Nine presupposes the explanation of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity set forth in Article Eight. As Reformed Christians, we are also “catholic” Christians–not “Roman Catholic” –in the sense that we believe and confess along with the entire Christian church that there is one true God, who is revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We do not believe and confess that there are three Gods. We believe and confess that there is but one God who reveals himself as three distinct persons.

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