I. The Imagery
II. The Meaning
III. The Necessity

Article 4: Canonical Books of the Holy Scriptures.
We believe that the Holy Scriptures are contained in two books, namely, the Old and New Testaments, which are canonical, against which nothing can be alleged. These are thus named in the church of God.
The books of the Old Testament are: the five books of Moses, namely, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the two books of Samuel, the two of the Kings, two books of the Chronicles, commonly called Paralipomenon, the first of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther; Job, the Psalms of David, the three books of Solomon, namely, the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs; the four great prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel; and the twelve lesser prophets, namely: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
Those of the New Testament are the four evangelists, namely: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; the Acts of the Apostles; the fourteen epistles of the apostle Paul, namely: one to the Romans, two to the Corinthians, one to the Galatians, one to the Ephesians, one to the Philippians, one to the Colossians, two to the Thessalonians, two to Timothy, one to Titus, one to Philemon, and one to the Hebrews; the seven epistles of the other apostles, namely, one of James, two of Peter, three of John, one of Jude; and the Revelation of the apostle John.

I. The Meaning of It
II. The Necessity of It

Bible Text: Romans 7 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Lord’s Day 49, The Lord’s Prayer

I. The Meaning
II. The Calling

Article 3: The Written Word of God.
We confess that this Word of God was not sent, nor delivered by the will of man, but that holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, as the apostle Peter saith. And that afterwards God, from a special care which He has for us and our salvation, commanded His servants, the prophets and apostles, to commit His revealed Word to writing; and He Himself wrote with His own finger the two tables of the law. Therefore we call such writings holy and divine Scriptures.

Bible Text: Luke 14:25-26 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Christian Discipleship

I. The Biblical Meaning
II. The Difficult Calling
III. The Terrible Warning

Bible Text: John 21:20-25 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Belgic Confession 3, God and Scripture | Article 3: The Written Word of God.
We confess that this Word of God was not sent, nor delivered by the will of man, but that holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, as the apostle Peter saith. And that afterwards God, from a special care which He has for us and our salvation, commanded His servants, the prophets and apostles, to commit His revealed Word to writing; and He Himself wrote with His own finger the two tables of the law. Therefore we call such writings holy and divine Scriptures.

Bible Text: Matthew 5:1-20 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Lord’s Day 47, The Lord’s Prayer

I. By Knowing God
II. By Praising God
III. By Living Godly

Bible Text: Acts 15:35-16:5; 18:19-23; 21:17-20a | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Jerusalem and Antioch

I. In Church Personnel
II. In Church Decrees
III. In Church Visits

Bible Text: Psalm 19 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Belgic Confession 2, God and Scripture | Article 2: By What Means God is Made Known Unto Us.
We know Him by two means: first, by the creation, preservation and government of the universe; which is before our eyes as a most elegant book, wherein all creatures, great and small, are as so many characters leading us to contemplate the invisible things of God, namely, His eternal power and divinity, as the apostle Paul saith (Rom.1:20). All which things are sufficient to convince men, and leave them without excuse.
Secondly, He makes Himself more clearly and fully known to us by His holy and divine Word, that is to say, as far as is necessary for us to know in this life, to His glory and our salvation.
 
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The Impossibility of the Salvation of Unevangelized Heathen Through General Revelation