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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
17
Of the Holy Scripture
The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question …
Of the Holy Scripture
The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, …
Of the Holy Scripture
All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all: yet those things …
Of the Holy Scripture
The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old), and …
Of the Holy Scripture
Although the light of nature and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, …
Of the Holy Scripture
Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books …
Of the Holy Scripture
The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon of the …
Of the Holy Scripture
The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon …
Of the Holy Scripture
We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the Church to a high and reverent esteem …
Of the Holy Scripture
The supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, …
Of God’s Covenant with Man
This covenant of grace is frequently set forth in Scripture by the name of a Testament, in reference …
Of Christ the Mediator
Christ, in the work of mediation, acteth according to both natures, by each nature doing that which is …
Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day
The light of nature showeth that there is a God, who hath lordship and sovereignty over all, is …
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 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 Lord’s Supper
That doctrine which maintains a change of the substance of bread and wine into the substance of Christ’s …
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 …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
10
How doth it appear that the scriptures are the word of God?
The scriptures manifest themselves to be the word of God, by their majesty and purity; by the consent …
What do the scriptures principally teach?
The scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.
What do the scriptures make known of God?
The scriptures make known what God is, the persons in the Godhead, his decrees, and the execution of …
What is the word of God?
The holy scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the word of God, the only rule of …
What is the chief and highest end of man?
Man's chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever.
How doth it appear that there is a God?
The very light of nature in man, and the works of God, declare plainly that there is a …
How doth it appear that the Son and the Holy Ghost are …
The scriptures manifest that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God equal with the Father, ascribing unto …
Is the word of God to be read by all?
Although all are not to be permitted to read the word publicly to the congregation, yet all sorts …
How is the word of God to be read?
The holy scriptures are to be read with an high and reverent esteem of them; with a firm …
What is required of those that hear the word preached?
It is required of those that hear the word preached, that they attend upon it with diligence, preparation, …
WSC
Westminster Shorter Catechism
2
What do the Scriptures principally teach?
The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.
What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify …
The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the …
BCO
Book of Church Order (PCA)
51
50-1
50-1. The public reading of the Holy Scriptures is performed by the minister as God’s servant. Through it …
Preliminary Principles
II. PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES The Presbyterian Church in America, in setting forth the form of government founded upon and …
39-3
39-3. While affirming that the Scripture is “the supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to …
53-2
53-2. The subject of a sermon should be some verse or verses of Scripture, and its object, to …
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 …
19-2
19-2. Examination for Licensure. The examination for licensure shall be as follows: a. Give a statement of his …
19-3
19-3. Questions for Licensure. If the Presbytery be satisfied with the trials of the applicant, it shall then …
21-4
21-4. Ordination Requirements and Procedures a. An intern applying for ordination shall be required to present a diploma …
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 …
27-4
27-4. The power which Christ has given the Church is for building up, and not for destruction. It …
27-5
27-5. Scriptural law is the basis of all discipline because it is the revelation of God’s Holy will. …
29-1
29-1. An offense, the proper object of judicial process, is anything in the doctrines or practice of a …
47-1
47-1. Since the Holy Scriptures are the only infallible rule of faith and practice, the principles of public …
50-2
50-2. The reading of the Holy Scriptures in the congregation is a part of the public worship of …
50-3
50-3. The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments shall be read from a good translation, not …
The Constitution Defined
III. THE CONSTITUTION DEFINED The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America, which is subject to and subordinate …
1-1
1-1. The scriptural form of church government, which is representative or presbyterian, is comprehended under five heads: a. …
1-4
1-4. The officers of the Church, by whom all its powers are administered, are, according to the Scriptures, …
1-7
1-7. This scriptural doctrine of Presbytery is necessary to the perfection of the order of the visible Church, …
2-3
2-3. It is according to scriptural example that the Church should be divided into many individual churches.
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 …
4-5
4-5. Churches without teaching elders ought not to forsake the assembling of themselves together, but should be convened …
7-2
7-2. The ordinary and perpetual classes of office in the Church are elders and deacons. Within the class …
7-3
7-3. No one who holds office in the Church ought to usurp authority therein, or receive any official …
8-1
8-1. This office is one of dignity and usefulness. The man who fills it has in Scripture different …
9-1
9-1. The office of deacon is set forth in the Scriptures as ordinary and perpetual in the Church. …
11-2
11-2. The jurisdiction of Church courts is only ministerial and declarative, and relates to the doctrines and precepts …
11-3
11-3. All Church courts are one in nature, constituted of the same elements, possessed inherently of the same …
17-3
17-3. As every ecclesiastical office, according to the Scriptures, is a special charge, no man shall be ordained …
18-5
18-5. For the development of his Christian character, for the service he can render, and for his more …
19-7
19-7. The Holy Scriptures require that some trial be previously made of those who are to be ordained …
20-1
20-1. Before a candidate, or licentiate, can be ordained to the office of the ministry, he must receive …
26-1
26-1. The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America, which is subject to and subordinate to the Scriptures …
27-3
27-3. The exercise of discipline is highly important and necessary. In its proper usage discipline maintains: a. the …
47-9
47-9. The Bible teaches that the following are proper elements of worship service: reading of Holy Scripture, singing …
48-3
48-3. It is the duty of every person to remember the Lord’s Day; and to prepare for it …
48-6
48-6. Let every person and family, in the morning, by secret and private prayer, for themselves and others, …
48-7
48-7. Let the time not used for public worship be spent in prayer, in devotional reading, and especially …
49-4
49-4. All who attend public worship are expected to be present in a spirit of reverence and godly …
50-4
50-4. How large a portion shall be read at once is left to the discretion of every minister; …
52-2
52-2. Then, after singing a psalm, or hymn, it is proper that, before the sermon, there should be …
52-4
52-4. Ministers are not to be confined to fixed forms of prayer for public worship, yet it is …
54-1
54-1. The Holy Scriptures teach that God is the owner of all persons and all things and that …
56-4
56-4. Before baptism, the minister is to use some words of instruction, touching the institution, nature, use, and …
61-1
61-1. The services proper for such an occasion are: a. The singing of appropriate psalms or hymns; b. …
62-1
62-1. The observance of days of fasting and of thanksgiving, as the dispensations of Divine Providence may direct, …
62-5
62-5. There should be public worship upon all such days; and the prayers, psalms or hymns, the selection …
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 …