대한장로교회 신경의 변천을 통해 본 한국장로교회의 신앙고백에 대한 인식

Abstract

This study examines the changing process of the Korean Presbyterian Church’s 12 Articles of Faith and their current state in the constitution of each denomination of the Korean Presbyterian Church, thus investigating the perceptions of the confession of faith in the Korean Presbyterian Church. Enacted in 1907, the Korean Presbyterian Church’s 12 Articles of Faith was changed to the Joseon Presbyterian Church’s 12 Articles of Faith in 1922 and the Joseon Presbyterian Church's Creeds in 1934. The latter saw partial changes, including phrase revisions and the addition and deletion of words in the revision process. After Korea took back its independence, each denomination of the Korean Presbyterian Church, in most cases, made a revision according to modern spelling based on the Joseon Presbyterian Church's Creeds in 1934 and included them in their constitutions, which have lasted until today. The Presbyterian Church in Korea(Kosin) deleted the Korean Presbyterian Church’s 12 Articles of Faith from its revised and proclaimed constitution in 2011. The Presbyterian Church of Korea(Tonghap) reduced the foreword and deleted the approval rite in the constitutional revision process in 1971. Also deleted from the 12 Articles of Faith was the phrase about the punishment of non-believers on Judgment Day. Currently, the Korean Presbyterian Church’s 12 Articles of Faith is included in the Constitution without any explanation of its historical origin and revision. Therefore, it is necessary to help understanding by attaching an explanation for this. And after enacting a confession of faith, specific efforts are also needed to use it universally.