Confessing the Faith Today
Author | : Allan Janssen |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2016-11-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781498286244 |
ISBN-13 | : 1498286240 |
Rating | : 4/5 (240 Downloads) |
Download or read book Confessing the Faith Today written by Allan Janssen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the understanding that confession is a witness to the gospel, Confessing the Faith Today investigates how a sixteenth-century Reformation confession, the Belgic Confession, can assist contemporary Christians testify to the truth of Gods gracious turn toward creation and do so in the context of the twenty-first century's competing claims. A close examination of the internal coherence of the Belgic Confession, along with an exploration of how that confession might engage contemporary life, offers fresh insight into how Christians might articulate what is at stake in the gospel. Janssen encourages the church to enter a conversation with the forebears of the faith, acknowledging the historical nature of not only the confession but of God's involvement in all creation.