Westminster Confession of Faith - Hardcover

Book Description:

"The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition. Although drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly largely of the Church of England, it became, and remains the 'subordinate standard' of doctrine in the Church of Scotland and has been influential within Presbyterian churches worldwide (with various changes it has also been adopted by some Congregationalists and even Baptists).

In 1643, the English Parliament called upon "learned, godly and judicious Divines", to meet at Westminster Abbey in order to provide advice on issues of worship, doctrine, government and discipline of the Church of England. Their meetings, over a period of five years, produced the Confession of Faith, as well as a Larger Catechism and a Shorter Catechism. For more than three centuries, various churches around the world have adopted the Confession and the Catechisms as their standards of doctrine, subordinate to the Bible." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Of The Holy Scripture; Of God, And Of The Holy Trinity; Of God's Eternal [pcus Decrees] [upcusa Decree]; Of Creation; Of Providence; Of The Fall Of Man, Of Sin, And Of The Punishment Thereof; Of God's Covenant With Man; Of Christ The Mediator; Of The Holy Spirit; [pcus Of The Gospel] [upcusa Of The Gospel Of The Love Of God And Missions]; Of Free Will; Of Effectual Calling; Of Justification; Of Adoption; Of Sanctification; Of Saving Faith; Of Repentance Unto Life; Of Good Works; Of The Perseverance Of The Saints; Of The Assurance Of Grace And Salvation; Of The Law Of God; Of Christian Liberty And Liberty Of Conscience; Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day; Of Lawful Oaths And Vows; Of The Civil Magistrate; Of Marriage And Divorce; Of Marriage And Divorce; Of The Church; Of The Communion Of The Saints; Of The Sacraments; Of Baptism; Of The Lord's Supper; Of Church Censures; Of Synods And Councils; Of The State Of Man After Death And Of The Resurrection Of The Dead; Of The Last Judgment

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About the Author:

"John Calvin was born "John Cauvin" on July 10, 1509 at Noyon in France. His father, Gerard Cauvin was a church leader holding ecclesiastical offices for the lordship of Noyon. Calvin's mother was Jeanne le Franc, the daughter of an innkeeper at Cambrai, who afterwards came to reside at Noyon. Gerard Cauvin was esteemed as a man of considerable wisdom and prudence, and his wife was said to be that rare combination of both a godly and attractive lady. She bore him five sons, of whom John was the second. John Calvin lived to the age of 55, dying on May 27, 1564.

John Calvin's father destined him from the start for an ecclesiastical career, and paid for his education in the household of the noble family of Hangest de Montmor. In May 1521 he was appointed to a chaplaincy in the cathedral of Noyon. The plague having visited Noyon, the young Hangests were sent to Paris in August 1523, and Calvin accompanied them. He lived with his uncle and attended as an out-student the College de la Marche. From the College de la Marche he moved to the College de Montaigu, where the atmosphere was more ecclesiastical and where he had for instructor a Spaniard who is described as a man of learning and to whom Calvin was indebted for some sound training in dialectics and the scholastic philosophy. John Calvin speedily outstripped all his competitors in grammatical studies, and by his skill and acumen as a student of philosophy, and debate. Although not yet ordained, Calvin preached several sermons to the people." (Quote from greatsite.com)