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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
43
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
They who, upon pretence of Christian liberty, do practice any sin, or cherish any lust, do thereby destroy …
Of Saving Faith
By this faith, a Christian believeth to be true whatsoever is revealed in the Word, for the authority …
Of Justification
Christ, by His obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, …
Of Justification
The justification of believers under the old testament was, in all these respects, one and the same with …
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
And because the powers which God hath ordained, and the liberty which Christ hath purchased, are not intended …
Of Justification
Faith, thus receiving and resting on Christ and His righteousness, is the alone instrument of justification; yet is …
Of Justification
God did, from all eternity, decree to justify all the elect, and Christ did, in the fulness of …
Of Justification
God doth continue to forgive the sins of those that are justified: and although they can never fall …
Of Repentance unto Life
Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace, the doctrine whereof is to be preached by every minister of …
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 Justification
Those whom God effectually calleth, He also freely justifieth; not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning …
Of Repentance unto Life
By it, a sinner, out of the sight and sense not only of the danger, but also of …
Of Repentance unto Life
Although repentance be not to be rested in, as any satisfaction for sin, or any cause of the …
Of Repentance unto Life
As there is no sin so small, but it deserves damnation, so there is no sin so great, …
Of Repentance unto Life
Men ought not to content themselves with a general repentance, but it is every man’s duty to endeavour …
Of Repentance unto Life
As every man is bound to make private confession of his sins to God, praying for the pardon …
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
God alone is Lord of the conscience, and hath left it free from the doctrines and commandments of …
Of the Holy Scripture
The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, …
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
No man may vow to do anything forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any …
Of Marriage and Divorce
It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their …
Of God’s Covenant with Man
Man by his fall having made himself incapable of life by that covenant, the Lord was pleased to …
Of the Law of God
Although true believers be not under the law, as a covenant of works, to be thereby justified, or …
Of the Holy Scripture
Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books …
Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
God hath all life, glory, goodness, blessedness, in and of Himself; and is alone in and unto Himself …
Of God’s Eternal Decree
By the decree of God, for the manifestation of His glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto …
Of God’s Eternal Decree
Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according …
Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
This corruption of nature, during this life, doth remain in those that are regenerated; and although it be, …
Of God’s Covenant with Man
The first covenant made with man was a covenant of works, wherein life was promised to Adam, and …
Of Effectual Calling
All those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, He is pleased in His appointed and …
Of Effectual Calling
Others, not elected, although they may be called by the ministry of the Word, and may have some …
Of Sanctification
This sanctification is throughout, in the whole man; yet imperfect in this life, there abiding still some remnants …
Of Good Works
These good works, done in obedience to God’s commandments, are the fruits and evidences of a true and …
Of Good Works
They, who in their obedience attain to the greatest height which is possible in this life, are so …
Of Good Works
We cannot, by our best works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life at the hand of God, …
Of Good Works
Yet notwithstanding, the persons of believers being accepted through Christ, their good works also are accepted in Him, …
Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Although hypocrites and other unregenerate men may vainly deceive themselves with false hopes, and carnal presumptions of being …
Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
True believers may have the assurance of their salvation divers ways shaken, diminished, and intermitted; as, by negligence …
Of the Law of God
God gave to Adam a law, as a covenant of works, by which He bound him and all …
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 the Civil Magistrate
It is lawful for Christians to accept and execute the office of a magistrate, when called thereunto; in …
Of the Church
Unto this catholic visible Church Christ hath given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering …
Of Baptism
Baptism is a sacrament of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission …
Of the Last Judgment
The end of God’s appointing this day is for the manifestation of the glory of His mercy, in …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
31
Wherein do justification and sanctification differ?
Although sanctification be inseparably joined with justification, yet they differ, in that God in justification imputeth the righteousness …
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 …
How did Christ humble himself in his life?
Christ humbled himself in his life, by subjecting himself to the law, which he perfectly fulfilled; and by …
What is justification?
Justification is an act of God's free grace unto sinners, in which he pardoneth all their sins, accepteth …
What is repentance unto life?
Repentance unto life is a saving grace, wrought in the heart of a sinner by the Spirit and …
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 …
What is the duty of Christians, after they have received the sacrament …
The duty of Christians, after they have received the sacrament of the Lord's supper, is seriously to consider …
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 …
What is the communion in grace which the members of the invisible …
The communion in grace which the members of the invisible church have with Christ, is their partaking of …
What are the sins forbidden in the sixth commandment?
The sins forbidden in the sixth commandment are, all taking away the life of ourselves, or of others, …
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 is sanctification?
Sanctification is a work of God's grace, whereby they whom God hath, before the foundation of the world, …
What are the duties required in the sixth commandment?
The duties required in the sixth commandment are, all careful studies, and lawful endeavors, to preserve the life …
What hath God especially decreed concerning angels and men?
God, by an eternal and immutable decree, out of his mere love, for the praise of his glorious …
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 …
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 …
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 …
How doth faith justify a sinner in the sight of God?
Faith justifies a sinner in the sight of God, not because of those other graces which do always …
Can true believers be infallibly assured that they are in the estate …
Such as truly believe in Christ, and endeavor to walk in all good conscience before him, may, without …
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 is the moral law?
The moral law is the declaration of the will of God to mankind, directing and binding everyone to …
Is there any use of the moral law to man since the …
Although no man, since the fall, can attain to righteousness and life by the moral law; yet there …
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 is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the more to …
The reason annexed to the fifth commandment, in these words, That thy days may be long upon the …
What are the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment?
The sins forbidden in the seventh commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, adultery, fornication, rape, …
Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
No man is able, either of himself, or by any grace received in this life, perfectly to keep …
What doth every sin deserve at the hands of God?
Every sin, even the least, being against the sovereignty, goodness, and holiness of God, and against his righteous …
What is Baptism?
Baptism is a sacrament of the New Testament, wherein Christ hath ordained the washing with water in the …
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 …
May one who doubteth of his being in Christ, or of his …
One who doubteth of his being in Christ, or of his due preparation to the sacrament of the …
What do we pray for in the fourth petition?
In the fourth petition (which is, Give us this day our daily bread,) acknowledging, that in Adam, and …
WSC
Westminster Shorter Catechism
16
What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow …
The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are, assurance of …
What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this …
They that are effectually called do in this life partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification, and the several …
What is justification?
Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as …
What is repentance unto life?
Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, …
What is required in the sixth commandment?
The sixth commandment requireth all lawful endeavors to preserve our own life, and the life of others.
What is forbidden in the sixth commandment?
The sixth commandment forbiddeth the taking away of our own life, or the life of our neighbour, unjustly, …
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 …
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin …
God having, out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life did enter …
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 …
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 reason annexed to the fifth commandment?
The reason annexed to the fifth commandment is, a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as …
Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
No mere man, since the fall, is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, …
What doth every sin deserve?
Every sin deserveth God's wrath and curse, both in this life, and that which is to come.
What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath …
To escape the wrath and curse of God, due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith …
What do we pray for in the fourth petition?
In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread, we pray that of God's …
BCO
Book of Church Order (PCA)
50
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56-4. Before baptism, the minister is to use some words of instruction, touching the institution, nature, use, and …
63-5
63-5. Parents should set an example of piety and consistent living before the family. Unnecessary private visits on …
21-5
21-5. The day appointed for the ordination having come, and the Presbytery being convened, a sermon suitable for …
54-1
54-1. The Holy Scriptures teach that God is the owner of all persons and all things and that …
63-1
63-1. In addition to public worship, it is the duty of each person in secret, and of every …
63-2
63-2. Secret worship is most plainly enjoined by our Lord. In this duty everyone, apart, should spend some …
63-3
63-3. Family worship, which should be observed by every family, consists in prayer, reading the Scriptures, and singing …
63-4
63-4. Parents should instruct their children in the Word of God, and in the principles of our holy …
63-6
63-6. In the supreme task of religious education, parents should co-operate with the Church by setting their children …
Preliminary Principles
II. PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES The Presbyterian Church in America, in setting forth the form of government founded upon and …
8-2
8-2. He that fills this office should possess a competency of human learning and be blameless in life, …
18-5
18-5. For the development of his Christian character, for the service he can render, and for his more …
24-1
24-1. Every church shall elect persons to the offices of ruling elder and deacon in the following manner: …
52-2
52-2. Then, after singing a psalm, or hymn, it is proper that, before the sermon, there should be …
57-6
57-6. Persons received from other churches by letters of dismissal as well as those being received by reaffirmation …
62-3
62-3. It should be left to the judgment and discretion of every Christian and family to determine when …
2-2
2-2. This visible unity of the body of Christ, though obscured, is not destroyed by its division into …
4-1
4-1. A particular church consists of a number of professing Christians, with their children, associated together for divine …
4-5
4-5. Churches without teaching elders ought not to forsake the assembling of themselves together, but should be convened …
8-3
8-3. It belongs to those in the office of elder, both severally and jointly, to watch diligently over …
11-2
11-2. The jurisdiction of Church courts is only ministerial and declarative, and relates to the doctrines and precepts …
12-5
12-5. The church Session is charged with maintaining the spiritual government of the church, for which purpose it …
13-6
13-6. Ministers seeking admission to a Presbytery from other Presbyteries in the Presbyterian Church in America shall be …
14-1
14-1. The General Assembly is the highest court of this Church, and represents in one body all the …
16-3
16-3. Upon those whom God calls to bear office in His Church He bestows suitable gifts for the …
16-4
16-4. Officers in the Presbyterian Church in America must be above reproach in their walk and Christlike in …
18-2
18-2. Every applicant for the ministry must put himself under the care of Presbytery, which should ordinarily be …
18-3
18-3. The applicant shall appear before the Presbytery in person, and shall be examined by the Presbytery on …
19-2
19-2. Examination for Licensure. The examination for licensure shall be as follows: a. Give a statement of his …
19-5
19-5. When any licentiate shall have occasion to remove from the bounds of his Presbytery into those of …
20-1
20-1. Before a candidate, or licentiate, can be ordained to the office of the ministry, he must receive …
23-1
23-1. When any minister shall tender the resignation of his pastoral charge to his Presbytery, the Presbytery shall …
24-6
24-6. The day having arrived, and the Session being convened in the presence of the congregation, a sermon …
28-2
28-2. The home and the Church should also make special provision for instructing the children in the Bible …
31-2
31-2. It is the duty of all church Sessions and Presbyteries to exercise care over those subject to …
34-8
34-8. A minister under indefinite suspension from his office or deposed for scandalous conduct shall not be restored, …
36-7
36-7. The censure of deposition shall be administered by the moderator in the words following: Whereas, ____________________, a …
37-4
37-4. When an excommunicated person shall be so affected with his state as to be brought to repentance, …
42-12
42-12. If an appellant manifests a litigious or otherwise un-Christian spirit in the prosecution of his appeal, he …
47-3
47-3. The end of public worship is the glory of God. His people should engage in all its …
47-4
47-4. Public worship is Christian when the worshippers recognize that Christ is the Mediator by whom alone they …
47-6
47-6. The Lord Jesus Christ has prescribed no fixed forms for public worship but, in the interest of …
52-4
52-4. Ministers are not to be confined to fixed forms of prayer for public worship, yet it is …
56-5
56-5. The minister shall then read the covenant promises: For to you is the promise, and to your …
58-4
58-4. On the day of the observance of the Lord's Supper, when the sermon is ended, the minister …
58-7
58-7. The minister may, in a few words, put the communicants in mind: Of the grace of God, …
59-2
59-2. Christians should marry in the Lord; therefore it is fit that their marriage be solemnized by a …
59-6
59-6. Marriage is of a public nature. The welfare of civil society, the happiness of families, and the …
60-1
60-1. The power of the prayer of faith is great, and Christians therefore should make entreaty for the …
62-2
62-2. Fasting and thanksgiving may be observed by individual Christians; by families; by particular congregations; by a number …