{"product_id":"confession-of-the-christian-religion","title":"Confession of the Christian Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn response to the Lutheran Formula of Concord, representatives of Reformed churches commissioned Girolamo Zanchi to draft a confession of faith acceptable to all Reformed churches. Zanchi patterned his Confession of the Christian Religion after the Apostles’ Creed, giving it a broadly Trinitarian and redemptive-historical structure that emphasizes God’s saving work for His people in His incarnate Son. It is a synthesis of his exegetical, doctrinal, and pastoral interests and stands out among his numerous publications as a useful and accessible overview of the entire Reformed theological system of doctrine. Although the project never attained confessional status at the ecclesiastical level as was planned, Zanchi’s Confession proved influential in both the Reformed theological tradition generally and the development of Reformed dogmatics in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Confession of the Christian Religion\u003cbr\u003eDedicatory Letter\u003cbr\u003eLetter to the Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1.  Holy Scripture, the Foundation of the Whole Christian Religion\u003cbr\u003e 2.  God and the Divine Persons and Properties\u003cbr\u003e 3.  Divine Foreknowledge and Predestination\u003cbr\u003e 4.  The Omnipotence and Will of God\u003cbr\u003e 5.  The Creation of the World, the Angels, and the Condition of the First Man\u003cbr\u003e 6.  The Providence and Governance of the World\u003cbr\u003e 7.  The Fall of Man, and Concerning Original Sin and Its Fruits\u003cbr\u003e 8.  Man’s Free Will after the Fall\u003cbr\u003e 9.  The Promise of Redemption and Salvation by Christ\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Law\u003cbr\u003e 11. Christ the Redeemer\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Actual Distribution of Redemption, Salvation, and Life Deposited in the One Christ (and the Indispensable Union and Fellowship with Christ)\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Gospel and the Abrogation of the Law by Means of the Gospel\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Sacraments of the New Testament\u003cbr\u003e 15. Baptism\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Lord’s Supper\u003cbr\u003e 17. Faith, Hope, and Love\u003cbr\u003e 18. Repentance\u003cbr\u003e 19. Justification\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Regenerate Man’s Free Will and His Power to Do Good\u003cbr\u003e 21. Good Works\u003cbr\u003e 22. Prayer and Oaths\u003cbr\u003e 23. Christ’s Church in General\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Church Militant\u003cbr\u003e 25. The Governance of the Church Militant and Ecclesiastical Ministry\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Magistrate\u003cbr\u003e 27. The Ongoing Remission of Sins in Christ’s Church\u003cbr\u003e 28. The State of Souls after Death and the Resurrection of the Dead\u003cbr\u003e 29. The Glorious Advent of Our Lord Jesus to Judge the Living and the Dead\u003cbr\u003e 30. Eternal Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZanchi’s Own Observations on His Confession\u003cbr\u003eAn Appendix to Chapter Eleven\u003cbr\u003eCertain Chief Articles of the Christian Faith Debated at Various Times at Heidelberg and Neustadt against Various Heresies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reformation Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046867124445,"sku":"9798886861402","price":510.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/4995\/6829\/files\/9798886861402.jpg?v=1763717766","url":"https:\/\/thebookroom.bischopsford.co.za\/products\/confession-of-the-christian-religion","provider":"Book Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}