Scots Confession

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The Scots Confession is a foundational 1560 Reformed doctrinal statement of the Church of Scotland that helped shape Presbyterian theology and church governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reformed confession of faith
doctrinal statement
historical religious document
approvedBy Scottish Parliament
coAuthor John Douglas
John Erskine of Dun
John Row
John Spottiswoode
John Willock
John Winram
collectiveAuthorsNickname the Six Johns
commissionedBy Scottish Parliament
countryOfOrigin Scotland
dateApproved 1560
dateWritten 1560
denominationalAffiliation Church of Scotland
genre confessional document
hasSection articles on Christ and redemption
articles on God and the Trinity
articles on civil authority
articles on sacraments
articles on the Church
historicalContext Scottish Reformation
historicalSignificance first Reformed confession officially adopted by the Scottish Parliament
influenced Church of Scotland doctrine
Presbyterian church governance
Presbyterian theology
Reformed churches in Scotland
language Early Modern English
Scots
legalStatusAtAdoption confession of faith of the realm of Scotland
linked to: Scots Confession
numberOfChapters 25
placeOfAdoption Edinburgh
primaryAuthor John Knox
purpose to define the doctrine of the reformed Church of Scotland
to provide a national confession of faith
relatedDocument Book of Discipline (First Book of Discipline)
relatedMovement Calvinism in Scotland
religiousTradition Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian

Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
replacedBy Westminster Confession of Faith
theologicalEmphasis Reformed sacramental theology
authority of Scripture
justification by faith
sovereignty of God
usedBy Church of Scotland
some Presbyterian churches

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Presbyterian hasKeyConfession Scots Confession
Westminster Assembly produced Confession of Faith for the Church of Scotland
linked to: Scots Confession
Scottish Reformation hasKeyDocument Scots Confession
Scots Confession legalStatusAtAdoption confession of faith of the realm of Scotland
linked to: Scots Confession
National Covenant inspiredBy Scots Confession of 1560
linked to: Scots Confession
Treaty of Edinburgh followedBy Scottish Parliament of 1560 adopting Protestant Confession of Faith
linked to: Scots Confession
John Douglas notableWork Scots Confession
John Douglas contributedTo Scots Confession
John Row notableWork Scots Confession
John Row contributedTo Scots Confession
John Row authorOf Scots Confession
John Row confessionInvolved Scots Confession
the Six Johns notableWork Scots Confession
the Six Johns authorOf Scots Confession
Book of Confessions hasPart The Scots Confession
linked to: Scots Confession