한국기독교장로회 신앙고백의 신학적 기초

Abstract

Almost all Presbyterian churches in Korea have inherited ‘12 Creeds’ which were adopted by missionaries in 1907 as well as the ‘Westminster Confession of Faith’ which was officially adopted as the standard confession of the Korean Presbyterian churches in 1963. But the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) adopted her individual confession of faith in 1972. The PROK declared a new confession according to the Korean circumstances of the time.BR This Confession consists of an introduction and 7 chapters: 1) Faith in God and the Bible, 2) Creation and the World, 3) Humankind and Sin, 4) Jesus Christ and Redemption, 5) Holy Spirit and Life, 6) Church and Mission, 7) History and the Last Day. The PROK states that she has adopted the Confession in light of the spirit of the Reformation church tradition to newly form a confession of faith based on Scripture.BR The Confession of the PROK is reflective of the changes in the theological thoughts of Korean Presbyterian churches. The circumstances in which the Chosun Theological College was founded and the direct cause of the departure of the PROK from the PCK can be thought of as the historical and theological background of her Confession, and therefore the theological foundation can be summed up as follows:BR 1) The theological foundation of the Confession of the PROK is based on the Reformation faith tradition.BR 2) The second foundation is academic freedom.BR 3) The third is evangelical faith.BR 4) The fourth is Ecumenical theology.BR 5) Lastly ‘Missio Dei’ is the heart of the Confession of the PROK.BR