Belgic Art. 8: God Is One in Essence, Yet Distinguished in Three Persons
Source: Belgic Confession (1561) (Article 8) · creed
We believe in one only God, who is one single essence in which are three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — really, truly, and eternally distinct.
Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)
- manuscript_tradition: Original French 1561 — Guido de Bres
- translation: Dutch translation (Synod of Antwerp 1566)
- critical_edition: Synod of Dort revision (1618-19)
- republication: CCEL — Belgic Confession
- proof_text: Scripture proof texts