Author: Matthew Everhard Publisher: Matthew Everhard ISBN: 1934453102 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
Furthermore, confessions and creeds serve to help assure that the doctrinal faith that we articulate today has not subtly changed over time, subject to the warping influence of secular society. Creeds stand as ancient landmarks denoting the "location" of believers' hearts in history. Noting where one deviates from an ancient creed gives a person a distinct idea about where his or her own theological convictions stand in relation to other believers throughout history. Perhaps this also helps us to discover what direction we are moving. Are we moving closer to Christ? To God's Word? To the heart of God Himself? Or are we moving further away? The confession that I will be recommending to you in this volume is the standard-bearing creed in the Presbyterian or Reformed branch of Christianity. Influenced heavily by the thinking of Reformation theologian John Calvin (1509-1564), the Westminster Confession (1647) is a confessional exemplar of Reformed theology.2 The Westminster Confession of Faith is the premiere example of theological intellectualism absorbed in the beauty of the sovereignty of God. The Westminster Confession, and Calvin before it for that matter, were both completely committed to the theological concept that God is sovereign over the entire universe. Therefore, as you study this Confession you will undoubtedly encounter the Living God as ruler of the cosmos, the world, the events of your life, and hopefully your heart.
Author: Joseph A. Pipa Publisher: Christian Focus Publications ISBN: 9781845500306 Category : Presbyterian Church Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Westminster Confession is a foundational document for churches worldwide. However, how many people actually have any real knowledge of the Confession? Pipa has produced an accessible, user- friendly study aid to illuminate the Westminster Confession by showing that it is as relevant to us today as it was to the original audience.
Author: Robert Charles Sproul Publisher: Reformation Trust Publishing ISBN: 9781642891621 Category : Westminster Confession of Faith Languages : en Pages : 720
Book Description
The Westminster Confession of Faith is one of the most precise and comprehensive statements of biblical Christianity, and it is treasured by believers around the world. Dr. R.C. Sproul has called it one of the most important confessions of faith ever penned, and it has helped generations of Christians understand and defend what they believe. In Truths We Confess, Dr. Sproul introduces readers to this remarkable confession, explaining its insights and applying them to modern life. In his signature easy-to-understand style and with his conviction that everyone's a theologian, he provides valuable commentary that will serve churches and individual Christians as they strive to better understand the eternal truths of Scripture. As he walks through the confession line by line, Dr. Sproul shows how the doctrines of the Bible--from creation to covenant, sin to salvation--fit together to the glory of God. This accessible volume is designed to help you deepen your knowledge of God's Word and answer the question, What do you believe?
Author: Gerald Irvin Williamson Publisher: P & R Publishing ISBN: 9780875525938 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Now in a new, attractive format, this comprehensive study manual shows the Westminster Confession to be an unsurpassed summary of biblical teaching for doctrine and life. Book jacket.
Author: Westminster Assembly Publisher: Ravenio Books ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 125
Book Description
This useful digital edition of the famous Westminster Shorter Catechism is hyperlinked to the the supporting Scripture verses for easy reference.
Author: Garnet Howard Milne Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1556358059 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 363
Book Description
In the opening chapter of the Confession, the divines of Westminster included a clause that implied that there would no longer be any special immediate revelation from God. Means by which God had once communicated the divine will, such as dreams, visions, and the miraculous gifts of the Spirit, were said to be no longer available. However, many of the authors of the WCF accepted that prophecy continued in their time, and a number of them apparently believed that disclosure of God's will through dreams, visions, and angelic communication remained possible. How is the cessationist clause of WCF 1:1 to be read in the light of these claims? This book reconciles this paradox in a detailed study of the writings of the authors of the Westminster Confession of Faith.
Author: Westminster Divines Publisher: ISBN: 9781848717688 Category : Languages : en Pages : 688
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Of the Confession of Faith itself, Professor John Murray noted: 'The Westminster Confession is the last of the great reformation creeds. No creed of the Christian church is comparable to that of Westminster in respect of the skill with which the fruits of fifteen centuries of Christian thought have been preserved, and at the same time examined anew and clarified in the light of that fuller understanding of God's word which the Holy Spirit has imparted.' This volume contains the Confession of Faith, the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, and the other principal documents to come out of the Westminster Assembly. The text is newly typeset, and biblical references are given in full. Later American revisions of the Westminster Confession are included in an appendix.
Author: Matthew Everhard
Author: Joseph A. Pipa
Author: Robert Charles Sproul
Author: Gary North
Author: Gerald Irvin Williamson
Author: Westminster Assembly
Author: Garnet Howard Milne
Author: Archibald Alexander Hodge
Author: Westminster Divines
Author: John R. Bower