The Westminster Confession of Faith is perhaps the most notable expression in creedal form of the truths of the Bible. It was the work of that assembly of divines which was called together by Parliament and met in London, at Westminster Abbey, during the years 1643-1648. It was this assembly which also produced the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. The Confession and the Catechisms are used by many churches as their doctrinal standards, subordinate to the Word of God.
The text of the Confession as given in this document is in the form adopted by the Bible Presbyterian Church in 1938, and, except for a few revisions, which are largely concerned with eschatology, as well as with the relation of the civil magistrate to the church, it agrees with the text of the original manuscript of the Confession. A list of changes can be found here, together with the reading of the original.
Westminster Confession of Faith Chapters
- Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scripture
- Chapter 2: Of God and of the Holy Trinity
- Chapter 3: Of God’s Eternal Decree
- Chapter 4: Of Creation
- Chapter 5: Of Providence
- Chapter 6: Of the Fall of Man, of Sin and of the Punishment Thereof
- Chapter 7: Of God’s Covenant with Man
- Chapter 8: Of Christ the Mediator
- Chapter 9: Of Free Will
- Chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling
- Chapter 11: Of Justification
- Chapter 12: Of Adoption
- Chapter 13: Of Sanctification
- Chapter 14: Of Saving Faith
- Chapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life
- Chapter 16: Of Good Works
- Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance Of the Saints
- Chapter 18: Of Assurance Of Grace and Salvation
- Chapter 19: Of the Law Of God
- Chapter 20: Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty Of Conscience
- Chapter 21: Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day
- Chapter 22: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
- Chapter 23: Of the Civil Magistrate
- Chapter 24: Of Marriage and Divorce
- Chapter 25: Of the Church
- Chapter 26: Of the Communion Of Saints
- Chapter 27: Of the Sacraments
- Chapter 28: Of Baptism
- Chapter 29: Of the Lord’s Supper
- Chapter 30: Of Church Censures
- Chapter 31: Of Synods and Councils
- Chapter 32: Of the State Of Men after Death, and Of the Resurrection Of the Dead
- Chapter 33: Of the Last Judgment