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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
10
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 pure spirit, invisible, without body, …
Of the Holy Scripture
The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, is …
Of the Perseverance of the Saints
… for a time, continue therein (Ps. 51 title and ver. 14): whereby they incur God’s displeasure, and grieve His Holy Spirit, come to be deprived of some measure of …
Of Good Works
… to do good works is not at all of themselves, but wholly from the Spirit of Christ. And that they may be enabled thereunto, besides the graces they have …
Of the Holy Scripture
… by the testimony of the Church to a high and reverent esteem of the Holy Scripture. And the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty …
Of Effectual Calling
This effectual call is of God’s free and special grace alone, not from anything at all foreseen in man, who …
Of Justification
God did, from all eternity, decree to justify all the elect, and Christ did, in …
Of God’s Covenant with Man
… saved, and promising to give unto all those that are ordained unto life His Holy Spirit, to make them willing and able to believe.
Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
… with many difficulties before he be partaker of it: yet, being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may without …
Of Sanctification
… time, may much prevail; yet through the continual supply of strength from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ, the regenerate part doth overcome; and so, the saints grow in grace, …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
8
How did God create angels?
God created all the angels spirits, immortal, holy, excelling in knowledge, mighty in power, to …
What is God?
God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection; …
What shall be done to the righteous at the day of judgment?
… and forever freed from all sin and misery; filled with inconceivable joys, made perfectly holy and happy both in body and soul, in the company of innumerable saints and …
What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others?
… likely to be followed by others. 2. From the parties offended: if immediately against God, his attributes, and worship; against Christ, and his grace; the Holy Spirit, his witness, …
How is the grace of God manifested in the second covenant?
The grace of God is manifested in the second covenant, in that he freely provideth and offereth to …
How is the word made effectual to salvation?
The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching of the word, an effectual …
What do we pray for in the sixth petition?
… temptation, but deliver us from evil,) acknowledging, that the most wise, righteous, and gracious God, for divers holy and just ends, may so order things, that we may be …
What is sanctification?
Sanctification is a work of God's grace, whereby they whom God hath, before the foundation of the world, chosen to …
WSC
Westminster Shorter Catechism
2
What is God?
God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, …
How is the Word made effectual to salvation?
The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching of the Word, an effectual …
BCO
Book of Church Order (PCA)
15
56-5
… and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee …
28-1
28-1. The spiritual nurture, instruction and training of the children of the Church are committed by God …
52-2
… should be a full and comprehensive prayer: a. Adoring the glory and perfections of God, as they are made known to us in the works of creation, in the …
19-10
… an intern of this Presbytery as a means of testing your gifts for the holy ministry wherever God in His providence may call you; and for this purpose may …
47-5
47-5. Public worship must be performed in spirit and in truth. Externalism and hypocrisy stand condemned. The forms of public worship have …
47-8
47-8. It behooves God’s people not only to come into His presence with a deep sense of awe …
5-9
… by answering the following question affirmatively, with uplifted hand: Do you, in reliance on God for strength, solemnly promise and covenant that you will walk together as a particular …
52-1
… the minister shall lead the people, humbly adoring the infinite majesty of the living God, expressing a sense of our distance from Him as creatures, and our unworthiness as …
58-7
… may, in a few words, put the communicants in mind: Of the grace of God, in Jesus Christ, held forth in this sacrament; and of their obligation to be …
57-5
… number of those who were baptized in infancy as members of the Church of God by birthright, and as heirs of the covenant promises, the Session has examined and …