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80 results for “Scripture”, plus 12 in the Atlas
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 about the true …
Of the Holy Scripture
… His own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing …
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
… to all the people of God, who have right unto, and interest in the Scriptures, and are commanded, in the fear of God, to read and search them, therefore …
Of the Holy Scripture
… of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing: which maketh the Holy Scripture to be most necessary; those former ways of God’s revealing His will unto His …
Of the Holy Scripture
Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books of the …
Of the Holy Scripture
… Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon of the Scripture; and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God, nor to be …
Of the Holy Scripture
The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony …
Of the Holy Scripture
… the testimony of the Church to a high and reverent esteem of the Holy Scripture. And the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of …
Of the Holy Scripture
… are to rest; can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture.
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 …
What do the scriptures principally teach?
The scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires …
What do the scriptures make known of God?
The scriptures make known what God is, the persons in the Godhead, his decrees, and the …
What is the word of God?
The holy scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the word of God, the only rule …
How doth it appear that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God equal with the Father?
The scriptures manifest that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God equal with the Father, …
Is the word of God to be read by all?
… read it apart by themselves, and with their families: to which end, the holy scriptures are to be translated out of the original into vulgar languages.
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 …
What is required of those that hear the word preached?
… attend upon it with diligence, preparation, and prayer; examine: What they hear by the scriptures; receive the truth with faith, love, meekness, and readiness of mind, as the word …
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 God; but his word and Spirit only do sufficiently and …
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 …
What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?
The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how …
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 God speaks most directly …
Preliminary Principles
… the character, qualifications and authority of church officers are laid down in the Holy Scriptures, as well as the proper method of officer investiture, the power to elect persons …
39-3
39-3. While affirming that the Scripture is “the supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to be determined” …
53-2
53-2. The subject of a sermon should be some verse or verses of Scripture, and its object, to explain, defend and apply some part of the system of …
The King and Head of the Church
… in His Church, and has many of their names attributed to Him in the Scriptures. He is Apostle, Teacher, Pastor, Minister, Bishop and the only Lawgiver in Zion. It …
19-2
… in part b above. d. Provide his written sermon on an assigned passage of Scripture embodying both explanation and application, and present orally his sermon or exhortation before Presbytery …
19-3
… moderator shall propose to him the following questions, namely: 1. Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as originally given, to be the inerrant Word …
21-4
… by Presbytery. (3) The candidate shall prepare an exegesis on an assigned portion of Scripture, requiring the use of the original language or languages. (4) He shall further be …
21-5
… candidate, he shall propose to him the following questions: 1. Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as originally given, to be the inerrant Word …
24-6
… the presence of the church, the following questions, namely: 1. Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as originally given, to be the inerrant Word …
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Divines, cruxes, schools, and heads of doctrine
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Heads of doctrine
Prolegomena / The Nature of Theology
… theological knowledge: why theology is necessary, how it differs from philosophy, and what role Scripture plays as the principium cognoscendi (the cognitive principle) of all doctrinal inquiry. The Shorter …
The Doctrine of Scripture (Bibliology)
… of the Bible. WCF I is the most fully developed Reformed confessional treatment of Scripture: ten sections covering inscripturation, the 66-book canon, the exclusion of the Apocrypha, the internal …
Cruxes
The Canon and the Apocrypha
The Assembly drew a sharper line against the Apocrypha than Article VI of the Thirty-Nine Articles.
Good and Necessary Consequence
How does Scripture warrant doctrines it does not explicitly state?
The Strict Sabbath
The Lord’s Day as the perpetual fourth commandment, kept holy whole-day.
The Grand Debate over Polity
Presbyterian or Independent: who exercises the keys of the kingdom?
The Regulative Principle of Worship
Only what God commands may be done in worship.