Confessions and Creeds
Subordinate Standards or Confessional Statements of the UPCSA
- Preamble / Declaration of Standards
- Inleiding / Verklaring van Standaarde
- The Nicene Creed
- Isivum-kholo Sasenicene-isiXhosa
- Niceense Geloofsbelydenis
- The Apostles’ Creed
- The Confession of Faith of the UPCSA with revisions
- The Declaration of Faith for the Church in Southern Africa – 1973, revised 1994
- Die Verklaring van Geloof vir die Kerk in Suidelike Afrika 1973, hersien 1994
- Translation of the Nicene Creed
- UPCSA 2013English Translation of the Nicene Creed
Other Confessional Documents
- The Westminster Confession of Faith – 1646 – with ‘Scriptural proofs’
- Twenty Four Articles of the Faith with their Appendix (1897, revised 1992)
- Die Vier-en-Twintig Artikels van Geloof, met hulle Bylae (1897, hersien 1992)
- The Scots Confession (1560)
- The Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
- Die Heidelbergse Kategismus (1563)
- The Belhar Confession
- Accra Confession and Accra Confession Pamphlet
- The Belgic Confession
- Die Nederlandse Geloofsbelydenis (Belgic Confession)
Statements on Human Sexuality and Marriage
The Human Sexuality Committee in 2005, 2006 and 2008 produced extensive reports and documentation on sexual orientation, homosexuality, the ethics of homosexual behaviour and civil unions. These can be studied in the Papers, Proceedings and Decisions of the Executive Commission 2005, p.74-88, the Papers for the 7th General Assembly 2006, p.317-347, and the Papers for the 8th General Assembly 2008, p.354-357.
The Executive Commission and the General Assembly adopted statements on marriage and homosexuality in 2005, 2006 and 2008. These can be found in the Proceedings and Decisions of the 7th General Assembly 2006, p.609-10, and the Proceedings and Decisions of the 8th General Assembly 2008, p.501.