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Encyclopedia > Confession of 1967

The Confession of 1967 is a confessional standard or guide of the Presbyterian Church USA. It was written in 1967 as a modern statement of the faith of the then Northern Presbyterian Church (i.e., the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America to supplement the Westminster Confession and the other statements of faith in their Book of Confessions. This article needs cleanup. ... The United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA or UPUSA) was the northern branch of Presbyterianism in the United States. ... The Westminster Confession of Faith is the chief doctrinal product of the Protestant Westminster Assembly. ... The Book of Confessions is the book of doctrinal statements of the Presbyterian Church USA and is designated Part 1 of the PCUSA Constitution. ...


The Confession of 1967 is considered heavily influenced by modernism and the neo-Orthodox views of Karl Barth, the Niebuhr brothers, and other theologians of the age, especially regarding the view of Scripture. Karl Barth (May 10, 1886 - December 10, 1968) was a Swiss Christian theologian. ...


From the Preface: In every age the church has expressed its witness in words and deeds as the need of the time required. The earliest examples of confession are found within the Scriptures. Confessional statements have taken such varied forms as hymns, liturgical formulas, doctrinal definitions, catechisms, theological systems in summary, and declarations of purpose against threatening evil.


Confessions and declarations are subordinate standards in the church, subject to the authority of Jesus Christ, the Word of God, as the Scriptures bear witness to him. No one type of confession is exclusively valid, no one statement is irreformable. Obedience to Jesus Christ alone identifies the one universal church and supplies the continuity of its tradition. This obedience is the ground of the church's duty and freedom to reform itself in life and doctrine as new occasions, in God's providence, may demand.


References: The Confession of 1967 Full Text (http://www.creeds.net/reformed/conf67.htm)


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Christian Bible Study - Confession of 1967 (4371 words)
Confessions and declarations are subordinate standards in the church, subject to the authority of Jesus Christ, the Word of God, as the Scriptures bear witness to him.
The purpose of the Confession of 1967 is to call the church to that unity in confession and mission which is required of disciples today.
Confession of sin is admission of all men's guilt before God and of their need for his forgiveness.
Christ Church Constitution (1510 words)
One purpose of a Confession is to supply terms of doctrinal accountability to church officers (I Timothy 6).
We confess our view that these confessions faithfully represent of Scripture, but we do this, not as a means of dividing with Christians who differ, but rather to make a faithful and charitable testimony of what we believe Scripture to teach.
We therefore approve the Westminster Confession and Shorter Catechism for use in doctrinal accountability for officers of the church.
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