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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
35
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear; and therein it is to …
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
Whosoever taketh an oath ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to …
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
A lawful oath is a part of religious worship, wherein, upon just occasion, the person swearing solemnly calleth …
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
A vow is of the like nature with a promissory oath, and ought to be made with the …
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
No man may vow to do anything forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any …
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
An oath is to be taken in the plain and common sense of the words, without equivocation, or …
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
It is not to be made to any creature, but to God alone: and that it may be …
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 Law of God
Beside this law, commonly called moral, God was pleased to give to the people of Israel, as a …
Of the Law of God
Neither are the forementioned uses of the law contrary to the grace of the Gospel, but do sweetly …
Of the Law of God
God gave to Adam a law, as a covenant of works, by which He bound him and all …
Of the Law of God
This law, after his fall, continued to be a perfect rule of righteousness, and, as such, was delivered …
Of the Law of God
To them also, as a body politic, He gave sundry judicial laws, which expired together with the State …
Of the Law of God
The moral law doth for ever bind all, as well justified persons as others, to the obedience thereof; …
Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day
The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear, the sound preaching and conscionable hearing of the Word, in …
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 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 the Civil Magistrate
It is lawful for Christians to accept and execute the office of a magistrate, when called thereunto; in …
Of Creation
After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal souls, …
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 was differently administered in the time of the law, and in the time of the gospel: …
Of Marriage and Divorce
Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden by the Word; nor can …
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
Others, not elected, although they may be called by the ministry of the Word, and may have some …
Of Repentance unto Life
By it, a sinner, out of the sight and sense not only of the danger, but also of …
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 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 the duty of people to pray for magistrates, to honour their persons, to pay them tribute …
Of Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to …
Of Marriage and Divorce
It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their …
Of Marriage and Divorce
Adultery or fornication committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, giveth just occasion to the innocent party …
Of the Church
The visible Church, which is also catholic or universal under the Gospel (not confined to one nation as …
Of the Sacraments
There are only two sacraments ordained by Christ our Lord in the Gospel; that is to say, Baptism …
Of Baptism
The outward element to be used in this sacrament is water, wherewith the party is to be baptized, …
Of Synods and Councils
As magistrates may lawfully call a synod of ministers, and other fit persons, to consult and advise with, …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
36
What are the sins forbidden in the third commandment?
The sins forbidden in the third commandment are, the not using of God's name as is required; and …
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 …
Of what use is the moral law to all men?
The moral law is of use to all men, to inform them of the holy nature and will …
What particular use is there of the moral law to unregenerate men?
The moral law is of use to unregenerate men, to awaken their consciences to flee from wrath to …
What special use is there of the moral law to the regenerate?
Although they that are regenerate, and believe in Christ, be delivered from the moral law as a covenant …
Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments, which were delivered by the voice of God …
Are all transgressions of the law of God equally heinous in themselves, …
All transgressions of the law of God are not equally heinous; but some sins in themselves, and by …
What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath …
That we may escape the wrath and curse of God due to us by reason of the transgression …
What is required in the third commandment?
The third commandment requires, That the name of God, his titles, attributes, ordinances, the word, sacraments, prayer, oaths, …
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, …
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 did God at first reveal unto man as the rule of …
The rule of obedience revealed to Adam in the estate of innocence, and to all mankind in him, …
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 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 …
How did God create man?
After God had made all other creatures, he created man male and female; formed the body of the …
What is sin?
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, any law of God, given as a rule …
Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be man?
It was requisite that the Mediator should be man, that he might advance our nature, perform obedience to …
How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
Christ executeth the office of a king, in calling out of the world a people to himself, and …
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 …
Can they who have never heard the gospel, and so know not …
They who, having never heard the gospel, know not Jesus Christ, and believe not in him, cannot be …
What is the duty which God requireth of man?
The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will.
What rules are to be observed for the right understanding of the …
For the right understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law …
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 are the duties required in the second commandment?
The duties required in the second commandment are, the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such …
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 …
Why is the word Remember set in the beginning of the fourth …
The word Remember is set in the beginning of the fourth commandment, partly, because of the great benefit …
What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?
The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word, and behavior; prayer …
What are the sins of inferiors against their superiors?
The sins of inferiors against their superiors are, all neglect of the duties required toward them; envying at, …
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 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 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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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
8
Wherein is the moral law summarily comprehended?
The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.
Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous?
Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God …
What is sin?
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.
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 did God at first reveal to man for the rule of …
The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law.
How is the sabbath to be sanctified?
The sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments …
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 required in the eighth commandment?
The eighth commandment requireth the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others.
BCO
Book of Church Order (PCA)
31
25-11
25-11. While a congregation consists of all the communing members of a particular church, and in matters ecclesiastical …
59-6
59-6. Marriage is of a public nature. The welfare of civil society, the happiness of families, and the …
Preliminary Principles
II. PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES The Presbyterian Church in America, in setting forth the form of government founded upon and …
2-1
2-1. The Visible Church before the law, under the law, and now under the Gospel, is one and …
11-2
11-2. The jurisdiction of Church courts is only ministerial and declarative, and relates to the doctrines and precepts …
59-1
59-1. Marriage is a divine institution though not a sacrament, nor peculiar to the Church of Christ. It …
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 …
1-3
1-3. The members of this visible Church catholic are all those persons in every nation, together with their …
3-3
3-3. The sole functions of the Church, as a kingdom and government distinct from the civil commonwealth, are …
4-1
4-1. A particular church consists of a number of professing Christians, with their children, associated together for divine …
4-4
4-4. The ordinances established by Christ, the Head, in His Church are prayer; singing praises; reading, expounding and …
8-3
8-3. It belongs to those in the office of elder, both severally and jointly, to watch diligently over …
8-9
8-9. As there were in the Church under the law, elders of the people for the government thereof, …
12-5
12-5. The church Session is charged with maintaining the spiritual government of the church, for which purpose it …
13-9
13-9. The Presbytery has power to receive and issue* appeals, complaints, and references brought before it in an …
16-1
16-1. Ordinary vocation to office in the Church is the calling of God by the Spirit, through the …
21-5
21-5. The day appointed for the ordination having come, and the Presbytery being convened, a sermon suitable for …
24-6
24-6. The day having arrived, and the Session being convened in the presence of the congregation, a sermon …
27-5
27-5. Scriptural law is the basis of all discipline because it is the revelation of God’s Holy will. …
29-3
29-3. Personal offenses are violations of the divine law, considered in the special relation of wrongs or injuries …
32-6
32-6. a. When an accused person shall refuse to obey a citation, he shall be cited a second …
35-8
35-8. The oath or affirmation to a witness shall be administered by the Moderator in the following or …
37-7
37-7. When a person under censure shall reside at such a distance from the court by which he …
38-4
38-4. When a member of a particular church has willfully neglected the church for a period of one …
40-2
40-2. In reviewing records of a lower court the higher court is to examine: 1. Whether the proceedings …
41-5
41-5. Although references are sometimes proper, in general it is better that every court should discharge the duty …
46-8
46-8. When a Presbytery shall divest a minister of his office without censure, or depose him without excommunication, …
47-9
47-9. The Bible teaches that the following are proper elements of worship service: reading of Holy Scripture, singing …
48-4
48-4. The whole day is to be kept holy to the Lord; and to be employed in the …
52-2
52-2. Then, after singing a psalm, or hymn, it is proper that, before the sermon, there should be …
59-2
59-2. Christians should marry in the Lord; therefore it is fit that their marriage be solemnized by a …