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112 results for “faith”, plus 16 in the Atlas
WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
29
Of Saving Faith
By this faith, a Christian believeth to be true whatsoever is revealed in the Word, for the …
Of Saving Faith
This faith is different in degrees, weak or strong; may be often and many ways assailed, …
Of Saving Faith
The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is …
Of Justification
… in them, or done by them, but for Christ’s sake alone; nor by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evangelical obedience to them, as their …
Of God’s Eternal Decree
… are elected, being fallen in Adam, are redeemed by Christ, are effectually called unto faith in Christ by His Spirit working in due season, are justified, adopted, sanctified, and …
Of Justification
Faith, thus receiving and resting on Christ and His righteousness, is the alone instrument of …
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
… are in any thing contrary to His Word; or beside it, if matters of faith or worship. So that, to believe such doctrines, or to obey such commands, out …
Of the Lord’s Supper
… outwardly partaking of the visible elements in this sacrament, do then also, inwardly by faith, really and indeed, yet not carnally and corporally, but spiritually, receive and feed upon …
Of the Holy Scripture
… John All which are given by inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life.
Of the Holy Scripture
… whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
28
How doth faith justify a sinner in the sight of God?
Faith justifies a sinner in the sight of God, not because of those other graces …
What is justifying faith?
Justifying faith is a saving grace, wrought in the heart of a sinner by the Spirit …
May any who profess the faith, and desire to come to the Lord's supper, be kept from it?
Such as are found to be ignorant or scandalous, notwithstanding their profession of the faith, and desire to come to the Lord's supper, may and ought to be kept …
How is the grace of God manifested in the second covenant?
… and offereth to sinners a Mediator, and life and salvation by him; and requiring faith as the condition to interest them in him, promiseth and giveth his Holy Spirit …
Unto whom is Baptism to be administered?
… visible church, and so strangers from the covenant of promise, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him, but infants descending from parents, either both, or …
How do they that worthily communicate in the Lord's supper feed upon the body and blood of Christ therein?
… bread and wine in the Lord's supper, and yet are spiritually present to the faith of the receiver, no less truly and really than the elements themselves are to …
What is the word of God?
… the Old and New Testaments are the word of God, the only rule of faith and obedience.
How was the covenant of grace administered under the Old Testament?
… to come, and were for that time sufficient to build up the elect in faith in the promised Messiah, by whom they then had full remission of sin, and …
What is justification?
… obedience and full satisfaction of Christ, by God imputed to them, and received by faith alone.
How is justification an act of God's free grace?
… imputing his righteousness to them, and requiring nothing of them for their justification but faith, which also is his gift, their justification is to them of free grace.
WSC
Westminster Shorter Catechism
10
What is faith in Jesus Christ?
Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him …
How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.
What is justification?
… his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.
What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin?
… wrath and curse of God, due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the outward …
How is the Word made effectual to salvation?
… convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto salvation.
How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?
… to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.
How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation?
… the blessing of Christ, and the working of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them.
To whom is Baptism to be administered?
… administered to any that are out of the visible church, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him; but the infants of such as are members …
What is the Lord's Supper?
… and the worthy receivers are, not after a corporal and carnal manner, but by faith, made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, to their spiritual …
What is required for the worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper?
… that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lord's body, of their faith to feed upon him, of their repentance, love, and new obedience; lest, coming unworthily, …
BCO
Book of Church Order (PCA)
45
19-2
… for his: 1. basic knowledge of Biblical doctrine as outlined in the Confession of Faith and Larger and Shorter Catechisms of the Presbyterian Church in America. 2. practical knowledge …
21-4
… whether he has changed his previous views concerning any points in the Confession of Faith, Catechisms, and Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in America. c. Trials …
Preliminary Principles
… contrary to the Word of God, or (b) which, in regard to matters of faith and worship, are not governed by the Word of God. Therefore, the rights of …
21-5
… originally given, to be the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice? 2. Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and …
56-4
… have reached the age of discretion, they become subject to obligations of the covenant: faith, repentance and obedience. They then make public confession of their faith in Christ, or …
57-5
… for themselves the full privileges and responsibilities of their inheritance in the household of faith. If there be present any candidates for Baptism, the minister may state that: As …
5-9
… that you will walk together as a particular church, on the principles of the faith and order of the Presbyterian Church in America, and that you will be zealous …
24-6
… originally given, to be the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice? 2. Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and …
29-1
… judicial process, is anything in the doctrines or practice of a Church member professing faith in Christ which is contrary to the Word of God. The Confession of Faith …
19-3
… originally given, to be the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice? 2. Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and …
Also in the Atlas
Divines, cruxes, schools, and heads of doctrine
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Heads of doctrine
The Covenant of Grace
… God freely offers unto sinners life and salvation by Jesus Christ, requiring of them faith in him. WCF VII.3-6 teaches that the covenant of grace is one in substance …
Justification
… obedience and full satisfaction of Christ, by God imputed to them and received by faith alone. WCF XI is the heart of the Reformed soteriology.
Saving Faith
The grace of faith, by which the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, …
Good Works
… as God has commanded in his holy Word, proceeding from a heart purified by faith, are properly good works. They are the fruits and evidences of a true and …
Assurance of Grace
… the Spirit of adoption. Yet assurance does not belong to the essence of saving faith: a true believer may wait long and conflict with many difficulties before attaining it …
Cruxes
Good and Necessary Consequence
How does Scripture warrant doctrines it does not explicitly state?
The Mosaic Covenant
Sinai: republication of the covenant of works, or administration of the covenant of grace?
The Children of Believers and the Sign of the Covenant
Who belongs in the visible covenant, and what is the sign?
Justification and the Antinomian Crisis
How do you secure sola fide without letting the law fall away?
Assurance: Of the Essence of Saving Faith?
Does every true believer have full assurance, or is assurance a separate gift?