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	Topics Scots Confession Topic Home The Scots Confession (also called the Scots Confession of 1560Scots Confession of 1560 Reformed Churches tend to have what are called Subordinate standards, or Confessions of Faith.... ) is a Confession of FaithConfession of Faith A Confession of Faith is a statement of doctrine very similar to a creed, but usually longer and polemical, as well as dida... written in 1560 by six leaders of the Protestant ReformationProtestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation, also referred to as the Protestant Revolution, was a movement in the 16th century to refor... in ScotlandScotland Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom.... . The Confession was the first Subordinate Standard for the ProtestantProtestantism Protestantism is one of three main groups currently within Christianity.... church in ScotlandScotland Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom.... . In August 1560 the Parliament of ScotlandParliament of Scotland The parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the independent Kingdom of Sc... agreed to reform the religionReligion Religion is a system of social coherence based on a common group of beliefs or attitudes concerning an object, person, unsee... of the country. To enable them to decide what the Reformed Faith was to be, they set John KnoxJohn Knox John Knox was a Scottish religious reformer who took the lead in reforming the Church in Scotland along Calvinist lines.... , and another 5 Johns, John WinramJohn Winram John Winram was a 16th century Scottish monk and ecclesiastical reformer.... , John SpottiswoodeJohn Spottiswoode John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St Andrews and historian of Scotland, eldest son of John Spottiswood, minister of Calder an... , John WillockJohn Willock John Willock, Scottish reformer, was a native of Ayrshire and was educated at the University of Glasgow.... , John DouglasJohn Douglas (archbishop) John Douglas was Archbishop of St.... , and John RowJohn Row John Row, Scottish ecclesiastical historian, born at Perth, son of John Row, one of the Scottish Reformers, was minister of ... , to prepare a Confession of Faith. This they did in 4 days. The 25 Chapters of the Confession spell out a contemporary statement of the Christian Faith as understood by the followers of John CalvinJohn Calvin John Calvin was a French Christian theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was the originator of the system of Chr... during his life time. Although the Confession and its accompanying documents were the product of the joint effort of the Six Johns, its authorship is customarily attributed to John Knox. While the Parliament approved the Confession, Queen MaryMary I of Scotland Mary I of Scotland was the Queen of Scots from December 14 1542 to July 24 1567.... refused to agree, and the Confession was not enacted as law until 1567. It remained the Confession of the Church of ScotlandFacts About Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland is the national church of Scotland.... until it was superseded by the Westminster Confession of FaithWestminster Confession of Faith The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition.... in 1648. External links