The Three Forms of Unity

by Synod of Dordt, N. R. Needham (Contributor)

" The Three Forms of Unity are simply seeking to set forth the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ in all its beauty, and the various implications of the Gospel for human thought and life. Anyone expecting to find a dry, abstract, narrow-spirited, over-complicated Calvinist 'scholasticism' will be greatly disappointed." ~From Dr. Nick Needham's Introduction Christianity is not a religion built on stuffy, intellectual doctrines, but on the kinds of truths that men are willing to die for. First collected by Reformed Protestants in the 1600s, the Three Forms of Unity contains the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort. These confessions are a beautiful summary of the deep truths of Scripture concerning God, our salvation, and the church. "What is thy only comfort in life and in death? That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ, who with His precious blood has fully satisfied for all my sins, and redeemed me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me, that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must work together for my salvation." ~The First Question of the Heidelberg Catechism

Genres: Theology

98 pages, Paperback

Published October 5, 2021

Reviews

[Nick Patchen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful. *Whispers* I like Three Forms of Unity more than the Westminster Confession of Faith...

[Jon Beadle · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Josiah Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. The Belgic confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Synod of Dort make up the three forms of unity. Each one of these are excellent in their own ways. It is interesting to note that Ursinus, the writer of the Heidelberg, was only 28 years old when he wrote that document- which is either a testament for how high these men of the reformation reached or how low the modern church and the men in it have fallen. Likely a mixture of both.