Evangelical Confessions

This is a first draft of Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms used by Protestant Evangelical churches over the centuries. Not all Evangelical churches use these documents, but many have found these useful in outlining what they believe the Bible is teaching. Some denominations have moved away from officially endorsing their historic confessions, while others have kept to these confessions.

Early Confessions and Creeds

• The Apostle's Creed


• The Nicene Creed
  
  
  • The Nicene Creed Text
  
  
  • Wikipedia Article on the Nicene Creed


• The Athanasian Creed
  
  
  • The Athanasian Creed Text
  
  
  • Wikipedia article on the Athanasian Creed
  
  


• The Definition of Chalcedon
  
  
  
  • The Definition of Chalcedon Text
  
  
  • Wikipedia article on Chalcedon
  
  


• The Second Council of Constantinople


• The Canons of Orange (529 AD)

Lutheran Confessions

• The Book of Concord


• Wikipedia article on the Book of Concord


• An introduction to the Book of Concord

Reformed Confessions

Continental Europe

• Three Forms of Unity
  
  
  
  • The Heidelberg Catechism
    
    
    
    • The Heidelberg Catechism Text
    
    
    • Background of the Heidelberg Catechism
    
    
  
  
  • The Belgic Confession
    
    
    
    • Belgic Confession Text
    
    
    • Background of the Belgic Confession
    
    
  
  
  • Canons of Dort
  
  


• The First Helvetic Confession


• The Second Helvetic Confession


• The French Confession of Faith. A.D. 1559

Presbyterian

The official documents of historical Presbyterianism are the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Larger Catechism, and the Westminster Shorter Catechism. The Scots Confession was the original confession of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) but was superseded by the Westminster Confession and Catechisms. The Children's Catechism does not have official standing but is a useful document to teach young children the basics of the faith.

• Scots Confession


• Westminster Confession of Faith
  
  
  
  • The Westminster Confession of Faith Text
  
  
  • Westminster Confession of Faith with Scripture Annotation
  
  
  • History of the Westminster Confession of Faith


• Westminster Shorter Catechism
  
  
  
  • The Westminster Shorter Catechism Text
  
  
  • The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Scripture Annotation


• The Westminster Larger Catechism
  
  
  
  • The Westminster Larger Catechism Text
  
  
  • The Westminster Larger Catechism with Scripture Annotations (Questions 1-115)
  
  
  • The Westminster Larger Catechism with Scripture Annotations (Questions 116-196)


• Catechism for Young Children

Congregational

• Savoy Declaration

Anglican/Episcopal

• The 39 Articles (Episcopal and Anglican Churches)

Baptist

• The Baptist Confession of Faith (1689)


• Background of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith

Modern Statements

• The Chicago Statement of Biblical Inerrancy


• Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics