I.The legitimacy of confessions. 1.Arguments against legitimacy of confessions – undermines Bible’s authority. 2.Arguments against legitimacy of confessions – liberty of conscious violation.
II.The uses of confessions. 1.Useful means for public affirmation and defense of truth. 2.Serves as a public standard of fellowship and discipline. 3.Serves as a concise standard by which to evaluate ministers.
III.Concluding observations. 1.Modern Christianity is a flood of doctrinal relativism. 3.Church’s integrity in the balances.