Introduction to the Three Forms of Unity

1. Lectures Listen to the lectures in order. Those marked supplementary are optional.

   • Continental Confessions, lecture 8 of 10: Ordo Salutis and Sanctification, French and Belgic Confessions Dr. Peter Lillback 69 min Open source Doctrinal Westminster Theological Seminary (Westminster Media)
   • Continental Confessions, lecture 9 of 10: Heidelberg Catechism Dr. Peter Lillback 66 min Open source Doctrinal Westminster Theological Seminary (Westminster Media)
   • Continental Confessions, lecture 10 of 10: The Canons of Dort, TULIP Dr. Peter Lillback 34 min Open source Doctrinal Westminster Theological Seminary (Westminster Media)
   • Belgic Confession (Audio Series) Dr. Kim Riddlebarger one sermon per article, 2003-04 Open source Doctrinal Christ Reformed Church (URCNA), via Monergism
   • The Belgic Confession (45-sermon series) Pastor Eric Moerdyk 45 sermons, roughly 50-70 min each (Nov 2016 - May 2019) Open source Doctrinal Bethel Free Reformed Church (Free Reformed Churches of North America)
   • The Belgic Confession After 450 Years Karin Maag Open source History H. Henry Meeter Center, Calvin University Academic historians, several in the CRC milieu, not confessional subscribers in the school's sense; none of the retained lectures teaches doctrine. Retained strictly as history-context; the researcher's open question (whether history lectures by non-subscribers are acceptable) stands for the faculty.
   • Belgic Confession, complete audio reading (Heidelcast version) Open source Supplementary Heidelberg Reformation Association

   Total: 4 hours

2. Reading Read in the order given. Public-domain and free texts are linked; purchases are optional and never required.

   • The Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 3: The Evangelical Protestant Creeds Philip Schaff (ed.) Open source Primary text 1877 (CCEL edition). Public domain
   • The Belgic Confession (URCNA edition) 37 articles Open source Primary text Free online
   • Resources on the Belgic Confession (1561) R. Scott Clark (ed.) 49 items Open source Supplementary Free online
   • The Commentary of Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism Zacharias Ursinus (trans. G. W. Williard) xxxviii + 659 pp Open source Doctrinal 1888 ed.. Public domain
   • But for the Grace of God: An Exposition of the Canons of Dort Cornelis P. Venema 144 pp (WTS Books listing; Reformed Fellowship lists 164 pp) Open source Supplementary Purchase (optional)
   • The Belgic Confession: Its History and Sources Nicolaas H. Gootjes Open source Supplementary 2007. Purchase (optional)

   Total: 803 pages

3. Assignment Write a research paper of 10-20 pages on a topic drawn from the lectures and readings of this course. Argue from Scripture, the Westminster Standards (1647 text) and the Three Forms of Unity, cite the primary sources you read, and state the points on which the sources differ.

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4. In Spanish (supplementary) Spanish-language lectures and readings, supplementary. The English lectures above remain the core; strong English lectures are translated rather than replaced by weaker Spanish ones.

   • Credos, confesiones y catecismos, leccion 6: La Confesion Belga Larry Trotter (Lawrence C. Trotter N., Ph.D.) 30 min (1824 s, measured with ffprobe; 32 kbps MP3, 7.3 MB) Open source Supplementary Seminario Reformado Guadalajara (ministry of Iglesia Cristo Redentor, Presbiterio del Bajio); Trotter is pastor of Florida Coast Church (PCA), Pompano Beach,... PCA minister (confirmed on floridacoastchurch.org: 'Florida Coast Church (PCA)'), so a Westminster subscriber on the 1788 American text; the seminary serves the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de Mexico (Presbiterio del Bajio), which also uses the American 23.3. His lectures on WCF chs. 20, 23 and 31 are therefore...
   • Credos, confesiones y catecismos, leccion 7: El Catecismo de Heidelberg Larry Trotter (Lawrence C. Trotter N., Ph.D.) 52 min (3093 s, ffprobe) Open source Supplementary Seminario Reformado Guadalajara; Trotter is pastor of Florida Coast Church (PCA) and adjunct at Knox Theological Seminary PCA minister (confirmed on floridacoastchurch.org: 'Florida Coast Church (PCA)'), so a Westminster subscriber on the 1788 American text; the seminary serves the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de Mexico (Presbiterio del Bajio), which also uses the American 23.3. His lectures on WCF chs. 20, 23 and 31 are therefore...
   • Credos, confesiones y catecismos, leccion 9: Canones de Dort, parte 1 Larry Trotter (Lawrence C. Trotter N., Ph.D.) 36 min (2145 s, ffprobe) Open source Supplementary Seminario Reformado Guadalajara; Trotter is pastor of Florida Coast Church (PCA) and adjunct at Knox Theological Seminary PCA minister (confirmed on floridacoastchurch.org: 'Florida Coast Church (PCA)'), so a Westminster subscriber on the 1788 American text; the seminary serves the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de Mexico (Presbiterio del Bajio), which also uses the American 23.3. His lectures on WCF chs. 20, 23 and 31 are therefore...
   • Credos, confesiones y catecismos, leccion 10: Canones de Dort, parte 2 Larry Trotter (Lawrence C. Trotter N., Ph.D.) 37 min (2199 s, ffprobe) Open source Supplementary Seminario Reformado Guadalajara; Trotter is pastor of Florida Coast Church (PCA) and adjunct at Knox Theological Seminary PCA minister (confirmed on floridacoastchurch.org: 'Florida Coast Church (PCA)'), so a Westminster subscriber on the 1788 American text; the seminary serves the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de Mexico (Presbiterio del Bajio), which also uses the American 23.3. His lectures on WCF chs. 20, 23 and 31 are therefore...
   • Credos, confesiones y catecismos, leccion 8: La Segunda Confesion Helvetica Larry Trotter (Lawrence C. Trotter N., Ph.D.) 46 min (2782 s, ffprobe) Open source Supplementary Seminario Reformado Guadalajara; Trotter is pastor of Florida Coast Church (PCA) and adjunct at Knox Theological Seminary PCA minister (confirmed on floridacoastchurch.org: 'Florida Coast Church (PCA)'), so a Westminster subscriber on the 1788 American text; the seminary serves the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de Mexico (Presbiterio del Bajio), which also uses the American 23.3. His lectures on WCF chs. 20, 23 and 31 are therefore...
   • La Confesion Belga 37 articles Open source Supplementary 2020 translation. Free
   • El Catecismo de Heidelberg 129 questions, 52 Lord's Days Open source Supplementary 2020 translation. Free
   • Los Canones de Dort 5 heads with rejections of errors and conclusion Open source Supplementary 2020 translation. Free
   • Credos, confesiones y catecismos (course book, PDF) Larry Trotter (Lawrence C. Trotter N., Ph.D.) 302 pages (pdfinfo), 2.4 MB Open source Supplementary Free PCA minister (confirmed on floridacoastchurch.org: 'Florida Coast Church (PCA)'), so a Westminster subscriber on the 1788 American text; the seminary serves the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de Mexico (Presbiterio del Bajio), which also uses the American 23.3. His lectures on WCF chs. 20, 23 and 31 are therefore...

Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.