What has doctrinal precision and drawing the boundaries of orthodoxy have to do with personal devotion and acts of prayer? Can creeds and confessions deepen our personal devotions—or do they get in the way of a living relationship with God?
In this warm, practical workshop from the 2026 Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, J. V. Fesko explains that genuine devotion depends upon knowing the God we love. When kept subordinate to Scripture, the historic creeds and confessions help Christians know God truthfully, worship Him faithfully, and enjoy Him more fully.
Fesko also addresses the spiritual cost of our distracted age. Constant notifications, shortened attention spans, and immediate gratification can weaken our capacity for careful reading, patient reflection, and sustained worship. As a practical response, he encourages Christians to become familiar with the creeds, read them slowly and attentively, trace their teachings back to Scripture, and turn their truths into praise.
Far from being barriers to devotion, creeds and confessions are gifts that unite biblical truth, thoughtful contemplation, and heartfelt love for our triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4–9
👉 "It is the creeds and confessions subordinate to the authority of Scripture that help us to know God so that we can love God.” — J.V. Fesko
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🎧 Audio from this conference:
https://reformedresources.org/PCRT/2026/
📍 About PCRT
The Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology is a ministry of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, dedicated to recovering and proclaiming the great truths of the historic Reformed faith for today’s Church.
To support the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals:
https://alliancenet.org/donate/
In this warm, practical workshop from the 2026 Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, J. V. Fesko explains that genuine devotion depends upon knowing the God we love. When kept subordinate to Scripture, the historic creeds and confessions help Christians know God truthfully, worship Him faithfully, and enjoy Him more fully.
Fesko also addresses the spiritual cost of our distracted age. Constant notifications, shortened attention spans, and immediate gratification can weaken our capacity for careful reading, patient reflection, and sustained worship. As a practical response, he encourages Christians to become familiar with the creeds, read them slowly and attentively, trace their teachings back to Scripture, and turn their truths into praise.
Far from being barriers to devotion, creeds and confessions are gifts that unite biblical truth, thoughtful contemplation, and heartfelt love for our triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4–9
👉 "It is the creeds and confessions subordinate to the authority of Scripture that help us to know God so that we can love God.” — J.V. Fesko
➡️ Be sure to hit Subscribe for more Reformed teaching like this.
🎧 Audio from this conference:
https://reformedresources.org/PCRT/2026/
📍 About PCRT
The Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology is a ministry of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, dedicated to recovering and proclaiming the great truths of the historic Reformed faith for today’s Church.
To support the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals:
https://alliancenet.org/donate/