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Westminster Confession of Faith. I. Of the Holy Scripture. 1. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; (Rom. 2:14–15, Rom. 1:19–20, Ps. 19:1–3, Rom. 1:32, Rom. 2:1) yet they are not sufficient to give that knowledge of God ...
Faith, thus receiving and resting on Christ and his righteousness, is the alone instrument of justification; a yet is it not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, but worketh by love. b
By this faith, a Christian believeth to be true whatsoever is revealed in the Word, for the authority of God Himself speaking therein; and acteth differently, upon that which each particular passage thereof containeth; yielding obedience to the commands, trembling at the threatenings, and embracing the promises of God for this life, and that ...
The Westminster Confession of Faith, or simply the Westminster Confession, is a Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly as part of the Westminster Standards to be a confession of the Church of England, it became and remains the "subordinate standard" of doctrine in the Church of Scotland and has been influential ...
The We stminster Confession of Faith Chapter I Of the Holy Scripture I. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men unexcusable;1 yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of His will, which is necessary
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a confessional statement of orthodox Presbyterianism. The Westminster Confession of Faith is our standard of doctrine as found in Scripture.
After nearly 400 years of service, the Westminster Confession of Faith continues to provide Reformed and Presbyterian churches worldwide a vibrant summary of Scripture’s principal teachings. But how has this document, drawn from a strikingly different age, remained equally relevant to today’s church?
The Westminster Confession of Faith, drawn up in the 1640s by an assembly of 151 theologians (mostly Presbyterians and Puritans) at Westminster Abbey, is the standard of doctrine for the Church of Scotland and many Presbyterian churches throughout the world.
The Table of Contents for the Westminster Confession of Faith. Chapter I Of the Holy Scripture. Chapter II Of God, and of the Holy Trinity. Chapter III Of God’s Eternal Decree. Chapter IV Of Creation. Chapter V Of Providence. Chapter VI Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment thereof. Chapter VII Of God’s Covenant with Man.
Westminster Confession of Faith. The Westminster Confession of Faith went through three private editions prior to the first public edition. Each private edition was limited to members of Parliament and the Westminster Assembly.