This article looks at Article 18 and Article 19 of the Belgic Confession in the light of the struggle with the Anabaptists and the discussions with the Lutherans as to how the person of Christ is presented, and what relevance this has for the church today.

This article traces the formation of the evangelical movement throughout history, looking at the struggle between the Reformation and the Anabaptists, the influence of pietism, Methodism, and revivals. The author outlines a way of thinking about this movement and identifies areas which conflict with a reformed perspective.

This article is about the emphasis on personal experience and faith experience we find today, rather than the building of our lives on the truth and promises of God’s Word. This subjective believing has been used in the past to reject infant baptism and to support rebaptism and believer’s baptism.