Explore the Articles.

1. Article I: Faith in the Holy Trinity — One living God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2. Article II: The Son made truly human — Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human.
3. Article III: Christ’s descent to the dead — Jesus truly entered death for us.
4. Article IV: The resurrection of Christ — The risen Jesus lives bodily and will return.
5. Article V: The Holy Spirit — The Spirit is fully God, giving life to God’s people.
6. Article VI: Scripture sufficient for salvation — God’s written Word governs what the Church requires us to believe.
7. Article VII: The Old Testament — One saving purpose runs through both Testaments.
8. Article VIII: The three creeds — Historic Christian confession rests on Scripture.
9. Article IX: Original sin — Our need for grace reaches deeper than isolated mistakes.
10. Article X: Free will and grace — God’s grace enables our response to him.
11. Article XI: Justification by faith — Our acceptance before God rests on Christ’s merit.
12. Article XII: Good works — Living faith bears the fruit of love and obedience.
13. Article XIII: Works before justification — Grace cannot be earned by preparing an impressive record.
14. Article XIV: Works beyond duty — We never build a surplus of merit before God.
15. Article XV: Christ alone without sin — Jesus is our spotless Saviour; believers still need mercy.
16. Article XVI: Sin after baptism — Those who fall may repent and find restoration.
17. Article XVII: Predestination and election — God’s gracious purpose in Christ gives believers comfort.
18. Article XVIII: Salvation through Christ alone — The saving hope of the world is Jesus Christ.
19. Article XIX: The Church — A people gathered around God’s Word and Christ’s sacraments.
20. Article XX: The authority of the Church — The Church teaches and orders its life under Scripture.
21. Article XXI: General councils — Councils can serve truth and can also err.
22. Article XXII: Purgatory and devotion — Confidence rests in Christ’s sufficient saving work.
23. Article XXIII: Called and sent to minister — Public ministry belongs within accountable church order.
24. Article XXIV: Worship people can understand — Public prayer and sacraments should be intelligible.
25. Article XXV: The sacraments — Christ gives visible signs through which he strengthens faith.
26. Article XXVI: When ministers fail — Christ’s promise remains trustworthy; misconduct requires discipline.
27. Article XXVII: Baptism — God’s promise is visibly signed and sealed.
28. Article XXVIII: The Lord’s Supper — Believers truly feed on Christ in a heavenly and spiritual manner.
29. Article XXIX: Receiving without living faith — Outward participation and sharing in Christ are distinct.
30. Article XXX: Communion in both kinds — Christ’s gifts belong to the whole congregation.
31. Article XXXI: Christ’s one sufficient offering — The cross provides the complete satisfaction for sin.
32. Article XXXII: The marriage of ministers — Ordained ministry does not require compulsory celibacy.
33. Article XXXIII: Discipline and reconciliation — Church discipline seeks a truthful return to fellowship.
34. Article XXXIV: Tradition and change — Church customs can vary and change for the good of God’s people.
35. Article XXXV: The Books of Homilies — Sound, understandable teaching forms the Church.
36. Article XXXVI: Consecration and ordination — The reformed English ordination rites are affirmed as sufficient.
37. Article XXXVII: Civil authority — Public government has a real yet bounded vocation.
38. Article XXXVIII: Property and generosity — Possessions remain personal; care for the poor is a duty.
39. Article XXXIX: Truthful oaths — Christian speech should serve justice, truth and love.