The Belgic Confession
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The Canons of Dordt
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The Westminster Standards are also used by MC3. Many of our children have memorized the Children's and/or the Shorter Catechisms. Further, since various elements of Christian theology, experience and practice are articulated in these standards with unrivaled eloquence and accuracy, they are frequently cited and appealed to as authoritative renderings of disputed points. Subordinate to the Three Forms of Unity as far as Church Order and practice are concerned, the Westminster Standards nevertheless function with authority at Messiah's, albeit in an organic, covenantal manner.