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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
11
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 Last Judgment
The end of God’s appointing this day is for the manifestation of the glory of His mercy, in …
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 Christ the Mediator
The Lord Jesus, in His human nature thus united to the divine, was sanctified and anointed with the …
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 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 Marriage and Divorce
It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their …
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 …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
15
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 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 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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 immediately follow after the resurrection?
Immediately after the resurrection shall follow the general and final judgment of angels and men; the day and …
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 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 …
WSC
Westminster Shorter Catechism
4
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 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 …
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 …
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)
40
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 …
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 …
48-2
48-2. God commanded His Old Testament people to keep holy the last day of the week, but He …
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 …
62-3
62-3. It should be left to the judgment and discretion of every Christian and family to determine when …