Three Forms Podcast

The Belgic Confession ends with a discussion of Last Things, Eschatology, as it points God's people to the eternal reality to come! Article 37: The Last Judgement Finally we believe, according to God…

The most modified article of the Belgic (like Article 23 in the Westminster Confession), the US context has challenged us to consider exactly what overlap we should expect between church and state. A…

Article 35 is a mouth full in a few different ways! The Lord's Supper, our communal meal, is where our spiritual life is sustained, even if Protestantism has historically been divided over it. Articl…

Baptism is God's welcome to his people, both for those who profess their faith and join from outside, as well as those who are born into the family of God! Article 34: The Sacrament of Baptism We bel…

Two Sacraments are all we find commanded in God's Word! Yet, these gifts from God are signs and seals that build our faith in Christ, and are a blessing for the people of God! Article 33: The Sacrame…

What is the "regulative principle," and how is that meant to shape and guide Reformed Worship? Article 32: The Order and Discipline of the Church We also believe that although it is useful and good f…

Ministers, Elders, and Deacons are the offices that we see in Scripture, and the expectation is for the church to speak and vote on who holds these offices, along with calling on God's name! Article …

How does Christ govern and lead his church? From Scripture, we see that he has given the church three offices, pastors, elders, and deacons. The pastors teach, the elders protect, and deacons to give…

What is a church? Certainly every group that has "church" on their front sign would not qualify! Instead, we need to see the faithful implementation of at least three marks, in an ongoing manner. Art…

Does a Christian need to be a member of a Church? Isn't salvation based on our relationship to Jesus? While that is the root of our salvation, God still expects His people to gather together! Article…

When did the church begin? Who decides who is in or out? Article 27 teaches that God has one united people, all saved in Jesus, from all times, places, and social and ethnic backgrounds included. Art…

Prayers and petitions calling upon dead saints, or Mary? While they shared our humanity, why would we think they hear us, or care more than He who demonstrated His love by laying down His life for us…

Is God's ceremonial law still important? Should Christians keep all of these commands? Are these laws now purposeless, and to be ignored? Christ has fulfilled these laws, but they still point to Him!…

The process of Sanctification can not be stopped in those who have been given the Holy Spirit, and yet not all are growing at the same rate. Article 24 challenges us to strive to grow in God's ways. …

This article reminds us of the absolute necessity of our Salvation and Justification being based solely upon God's work! If we trusted or relied upon our own works at all, Alas, we would be undone. A…

Today we focus on our Justification, how God can now treat us just as if we had never sinned nor been a sinner! How? Not by works, but through the gift of Faith! Article 22: The Righteousness of Fait…

In contrast to the never ending sacrifices of the Old Testament, in Jesus atonement, we learn how our Lord, by his precious blood, provided the effective and once for all sacrifice for my sins! Artic…

The Gospel can be distorted, when one focuses only upon God's Justice or Mercy. But, as Article 20 teaches, the good news of the Gospel is that these two have perfectly met in Christ' sacrifice! Arti…

What do we do with the Biblical account of who Jesus is? Divine? Human? We see that He was both, yet He was just one person? This reality is our focus today, what theologians call the Hypostatic Unio…

We worship on Sunday, remembering Jesus resurrection. But as we do, we are also remembering and celebrating the incarnation that made Jesus' death, and thus resurrection possible! Article 18: The Inc…