The Christian Confession of Faith

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The Council of Trent vs. the Gospel, pt. 11

Part 11 - Preparationism Continuing in our discussion of the Sixth Session of the Council of Trent, in chapters five and six of the Decrees, the Council put forth a doctrine of Prevenient grace. The word prevenient simply means 'preceding', or 'anticipatory', and here it is used to describe a kind of grace from God …

The Council of Trent vs. the Gospel, pt. 10

Part 10 - The Nature of Justification Continuing with our discussion of the Sixth Session of the Council of Trent, in Chapters Four and Seven, the Council provides a definition of Justification: the Justification of the impious is indicated,-as being a translation, from that state wherein man is born a child of the first Adam, …

The Council of Trent vs. the Gospel, pt. 9

"The World" & "All Men" Continuing in our discussion of the Sixth Session of the Council of Trent, the second Chapter of the Decree addresses the advent of Jesus Christ: Him God hath proposed as a propitiator, through faith in his blood, for our sins, and not for our sins only, but also for those …

The Council of Trent vs. the Gospel, pt. 8

Part 8 - Free Will The Sixth Session of the Council of Trent took up the topic of Justification. In the first chapter of the Decrees, they write: The holy Synod declares first, that, for the correct and sound understanding of the doctrine of Justification, it is necessary that each one recognise and confess, that, …

The Council of Trent vs. the Gospel, pt. 7

Baptismal Regeneration The fifth session of the Council of Trent took up the doctrine of Original Sin. And here they put forth, not merely the doctrine that all infants are born in sin, but that they are actually regenerated by the ritual of baptism: … if he denies that the said merit of Jesus Christ …