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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
26
Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of …
The bodies of men, after death, return to dust and see corruption: but their souls (which neither die …
Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of …
At the last day, such as are found alive shall not die, but be changed: and all the …
Of the Last Judgment
God hath appointed a day, wherein He will judge the world in righteousness, by Jesus Christ, to whom …
Of the Last Judgment
As Christ would have us to be certainly persuaded that there shall be a day of judgment, both …
Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of …
The bodies of the unjust shall, by the power of Christ, be raised to dishonour: the bodies of …
Of the Last Judgment
The end of God’s appointing this day is for the manifestation of the glory of His mercy, in …
Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day
As it is the law of nature, that, in general, a due proportion of time be set apart …
Of Sanctification
They who are once effectually called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in …
Of the Communion of the Saints
All saints, that are united to Jesus Christ their Head by His Spirit and by faith, have fellowship …
Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
There is but one only, living, and true God: who is infinite in being and perfection, a most …
Of God’s Eternal Decree
By the decree of God, for the manifestation of His glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto …
Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
They being the root of all mankind, the guilt of this sin was imputed, and the same death …
Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
Every sin, both original and actual, being a transgression of the righteous law of God, and contrary thereunto, …
Of God’s Covenant with Man
This covenant of grace is frequently set forth in Scripture by the name of a Testament, in reference …
Of Christ the Mediator
The Lord Jesus, in His human nature thus united to the divine, was sanctified and anointed with the …
Of Christ the Mediator
This office the Lord Jesus did most willingly undertake; which that He might discharge, He was made under …
Of Effectual Calling
All those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, He is pleased in His appointed and …
Of Justification
Christ, by His obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, …
Of Good Works
We cannot, by our best works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life at the hand of God, …
Of the Perseverance of the Saints
Nevertheless, they may, through the temptations of Satan and of the world, the prevalency of corruption remaining in …
Of the Law of God
God gave to Adam a law, as a covenant of works, by which He bound him and all …
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
The liberty which Christ hath purchased for believers under the Gospel consists in their freedom from the guilt …
Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day
Prayer is to be made for things lawful; and for all sorts of men living, or that shall …
Of Marriage and Divorce
It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their …
Of the Lord’s Supper
Our Lord Jesus, in the night wherein He was betrayed, instituted the sacrament of His body and blood, …
Of the Lord’s Supper
Worthy receivers outwardly partaking of the visible elements in this sacrament, do then also, inwardly by faith, really …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
34
What is the communion in glory with Christ, which the members of …
The communion in glory with Christ, which the members of the invisible church enjoy immediately after death, is, …
How was Christ exalted in his resurrection?
Christ was exalted in his resurrection, in that, not having seen corruption in death (of which it was …
Death, being the wages of sin, why are not the righteous delivered …
The righteous shall be delivered from death itself at the last day, and even in death are delivered …
What is the communion in glory which the members of the invisible …
The communion in glory which the members of the invisible church have with Christ, is in this life, …
What are we to believe concerning the resurrection?
We are to believe, that at the last day there shall be a general resurrection of the dead, …
What shall be done to the righteous at the day of judgment?
At the day of judgment, the righteous, being caught up to Christ in the clouds, shall be set …
What shall immediately follow after the resurrection?
Immediately after the resurrection shall follow the general and final judgment of angels and men; the day and …
How did Christ humble himself in his death?
Christ humbled himself in his death, in that having been betrayed by Judas, forsaken by his disciples, scorned …
Wherein consisted Christ's humiliation after his death?
Christ's humiliation after his death consisted in his being buried, and continuing in the state of the dead, …
What shall be done to the wicked at the day of judgment?
At the day of judgment, the wicked shall be set on Christ's left hand, and, upon clear evidence, …
What was the estate of Christ's humiliation?
The estate of Christ's humiliation was that low condition, wherein he for our sakes, emptying himself of his …
What is sanctification?
Sanctification is a work of God's grace, whereby they whom God hath, before the foundation of the world, …
What is the communion in glory with Christ which the members of …
The members of the invisible church have communicated to them in this life the firstfruits of glory with …
How is our Baptism to be improved by us?
The needful but much neglected duty of improving our Baptism, is to be performed by us all our …
How was Christ exalted in his ascension?
Christ was exalted in his ascension, in that having after his resurrection often appeared unto and conversed with …
What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in …
The providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created, was the placing him …
What are the punishments of sin in this world?
The punishments of sin in this world are either inward, as blindness of mind, a reprobate sense, strong …
Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God?
It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature …
What was the estate of Christ's exaltation?
The estate of Christ's exaltation comprehendeth his resurrection, ascension, sitting at the right hand of the Father, and …
How is Christ to be exalted in his coming again to judge …
Christ is to be exalted in his coming again to judge the world, in that he, who was …
How is justification an act of God's free grace?
Although Christ, by his obedience and death, did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to God's justice …
Shall all men die?
Death being threatened as the wages of sin, it is appointed unto all men once to die; for …
What is the moral law?
The moral law is the declaration of the will of God to mankind, directing and binding everyone to …
What are the sins forbidden in the first commandment?
The sins forbidden in the first commandment are, atheism, in denying or not having a God; Idolatry, in …
What reasons are annexed to the third commandment?
The reasons annexed to the third commandment, in these words, The Lord thy God, and, For the Lord …
What is required in the fourth commandment?
The fourth commandment requires of all men the sanctifying or keeping holy to God such set times as …
What are the duties required in the eighth commandment?
The duties required in the eighth commandment are, truth, faithfulness, and justice in contracts and commerce between man …
What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?
The duties required in the ninth commandment are, the preserving and promoting of truth between man and man, …
What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others?
Sins receive their aggravations, 1. From the persons offending: if they be of riper age, greater experience or …
What is Baptism?
Baptism is a sacrament of the New Testament, wherein Christ hath ordained the washing with water in the …
What is the Lord's supper?
The Lord's supper is a sacrament of the New Testament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine …
How do they that worthily communicate in the Lord's supper feed upon …
As the body and blood of Christ are not corporally or carnally present in, with, or under the …
What is required of them that receive the sacrament of the Lord's …
It is required of them that receive the sacrament of the Lord's supper, that, during the time of …
For whom are we to pray?
We are to pray for the whole church of Christ upon earth; for magistrates, and ministers; for ourselves, …
WSC
Westminster Shorter Catechism
10
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?
The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; …
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?
At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day …
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist?
Christ's humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing …
What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the …
When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect …
What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?
All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, are under his wrath and curse, and so made …
Wherein consisteth Christ's exaltation?
Christ's exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into …
What is the reason annexed to the third commandment?
The reason annexed to the third commandment is, that however the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment …
Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly …
From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the …
What is the Lord's Supper?
The Lord's Supper is a sacrament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine, according to Christ's appointment, …
What is required for the worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper?
It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lord's Supper, that they examine themselves of …
BCO
Book of Church Order (PCA)
44
48-2
48-2. God commanded His Old Testament people to keep holy the last day of the week, but He …
56-4
56-4. Before baptism, the minister is to use some words of instruction, touching the institution, nature, use, and …
38-1
38-1. When any person shall come forward and make his offense known to the court, a full statement …
39-3
39-3. While affirming that the Scripture is “the supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to …
15-3
15-3. Presbytery as a whole may hear a case, with or without process (BCO 31-38), a reference (BCO …
15-5
15-5. a. In the cases committed to it, the Standing Judicial Commission shall have the judicial powers and …
32-18
32-18. Minutes of the trial shall be kept by the clerk, which shall exhibit the charges, the answer, …
42-4
42-4. Notice of appeal may be given the court before its adjournment. Written notice of appeal, with supporting …
43-3
43-3. If, after considering a complaint, the court alleged to be delinquent or in error is of the …
The King and Head of the Church
I. THE KING AND HEAD OF THE CHURCH Jesus Christ, upon whose shoulders the government rests, whose name …
Preliminary Principles
II. PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES The Presbyterian Church in America, in setting forth the form of government founded upon and …
3-2
3-2. Ecclesiastical power, which is wholly spiritual, is twofold. The officers exercise it sometimes severally, as in preaching …
9-3
9-3. To the office of deacon, which is spiritual in nature, shall be chosen men of spiritual character, …
10-3
10-3. The pastor is, for prudential reasons, moderator of the Session. The moderator of the Presbytery may be …
12-8
12-8. Every Session shall keep an accurate record of baptisms, of communing members, of non-communing members, and of …
13-11
13-11. The Presbytery shall keep a full and accurate record of its proceedings, and shall send it up …
14-1
14-1. The General Assembly is the highest court of this Church, and represents in one body all the …
14-3
14-3. When an emergency shall require a meeting of the General Assembly earlier than the time to which …
16-1
16-1. Ordinary vocation to office in the Church is the calling of God by the Spirit, through the …
19-2
19-2. Examination for Licensure. The examination for licensure shall be as follows: a. Give a statement of his …
19-7
19-7. The Holy Scriptures require that some trial be previously made of those who are to be ordained …
20-2
20-2. Every church should be under the pastoral oversight of a minister, and when a church has no …
21-4
21-4. Ordination Requirements and Procedures a. An intern applying for ordination shall be required to present a diploma …
21-7
21-7. The people having answered these questions in the affirmative, by holding up their right hands, the candidate …
21-10
21-10. The candidate having answered these question in the affirmative, the presiding minister shall propose to the church …
26-6
26-6. If by reason of the failure of a number of Presbyteries to act, or to report action, …
32-15
32-15. When a court of first resort proceeds to the trial of a case, the following order shall …
32-19
32-19. No professional counsel shall be permitted as such to appear and plead in cases of process in …
35-16
35-16. If, in the prosecution of an appeal, new evidence be offered which, in the judgment of the …
37-3
37-3. When the court shall be satisfied as to the reality of the repentance of an indefinitely suspended …
38-2
38-2. A minister of the Gospel against whom there are no charges, if fully satisfied in his own …
38-4
38-4. When a member of a particular church has willfully neglected the church for a period of one …
40-3
40-3. It is ordinarily sufficient for the higher court merely to record in its own minutes and in …
42-1
42-1. An appeal is the transfer to a higher court of a judicial case on which judgment has …
42-3
42-3. The grounds of appeal are such as the following: any irregularity in the proceedings of the lower …
42-6
42-6. Notice of appeal shall have the effect of suspending the judgment of the lower court until the …
42-7
42-7. If a lower court shall neglect to send up “the Record of the Case” or any part …
42-9
42-9. The decision of the higher court may be to affirm in whole or in part; to reverse …
42-11
42-11. An appellant shall be considered to have abandoned his appeal if he fails to appear before the …
43-7
43-7. The complainant shall be considered to have abandoned his complaint if he fails to appear before the …
51-4
51-4. The leadership in song is left to the judgment of the Session, who should give careful thought …
51-5
51-5. The proportion of the time of public worship given to praise is left to the judgment of …
58-4
58-4. On the day of the observance of the Lord's Supper, when the sermon is ended, the minister …
62-3
62-3. It should be left to the judgment and discretion of every Christian and family to determine when …