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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
17
Of Free Will
The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to do good alone, in the state of …
Of Free Will
God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty, that is neither forced, nor by any …
Of Free Will
Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom and power to will and to do that which was …
Of Free Will
Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any …
Of Free Will
When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, He freeth him from his …
Of the Perseverance of the Saints
This perseverance of the saints depends not upon their own free will, but upon the immutability of the …
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 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
Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according …
Of God’s Eternal Decree
As God hath appointed the elect unto glory, so hath He, by the eternal and most free purpose …
Of Providence
God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, …
Of Providence
God in His ordinary providence maketh use of means, yet is free to work without, above, and against …
Of Effectual Calling
This effectual call is of God’s free and special grace alone, not from anything at all foreseen in …
Of Justification
Christ, by His obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, …
Of Repentance unto Life
Although repentance be not to be rested in, as any satisfaction for sin, or any cause of the …
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 Civil Magistrate
It is the duty of people to pray for magistrates, to honour their persons, to pay them tribute …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
12
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 …
What are the decrees of God?
God's decrees are the wise, free, and holy acts of the counsel of his will, whereby, from all …
How doth God execute his decrees?
God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence, according to his infallible foreknowledge, and the …
What is effectual calling?
Effectual calling is the work of God's almighty power and grace, whereby (out of his free and special …
What is justification?
Justification is an act of God's free grace unto sinners, in which he pardoneth all their sins, accepteth …
What is adoption?
Adoption is an act of the free grace of God, in and for his only Son Jesus Christ, …
Wherein do justification and sanctification differ?
Although sanctification be inseparably joined with justification, yet they differ, in that God in justification imputeth the righteousness …
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 …
How is the sabbath or the Lord's day to be sanctified?
The sabbath or Lord's day is to be sanctified by an holy resting all the day, not only …
What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?
The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our …
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 …
What do we pray for in the fifth petition?
In the fifth petition (which is, Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,) acknowledging, that we …
WSC
Westminster Shorter Catechism
4
What is justification?
Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as …
What is adoption?
Adoption is an act of God's free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a …
What is sanctification?
Sanctification is the work of God's free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the …
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)
3
Preliminary Principles
II. PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES The Presbyterian Church in America, in setting forth the form of government founded upon and …
20-6
20-6. Form of call: The terms of the call shall be approved by the congregation in the following …
25-8
25-8. The corporation of a particular church, through its duly elected trustees or corporation officers, (or, if unincorporated, …