Reformed Confessions
1646The Westminster Standards · 1646

The Westminster Confession of Faith

The Confession of Faith was the Westminster Assembly’s first great work, presented to Parliament in 1646. In thirty-three chapters it sets out the whole body of Christian doctrine, from Holy Scripture to the Last Judgment, and the Assembly supplied the Scripture proofs that stand beside each section.

Begin with Chapter 1 The contents
33chapters
172sections, with Scripture proofs
The contents

Thirty-Three Chapters

Scripture and God

  1. The Holy Scripture
  2. God, and of the Holy Trinity
  3. God’s Eternal Decree
  4. Creation
  5. Providence

The Fall and the Mediator

  1. The Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
  2. God’s Covenant with Man
  3. Christ the Mediator

Salvation in Christ

  1. Free Will
  2. Effectual Calling
  3. Justification
  4. Adoption
  5. Sanctification
  6. Saving Faith
  7. Repentance unto Life
  8. Good Works
  9. The Perseverance of the Saints
  10. The Assurance of Grace and Salvation

The Christian Life

  1. The Law of God
  2. Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
  3. Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
  4. Lawful Oaths and Vows
  5. The Civil Magistrate
  6. Marriage and Divorce

The Church and the Sacraments

  1. The Church
  2. The Communion of Saints
  3. The Sacraments
  4. Baptism
  5. The Lord’s Supper
  6. Church Censures
  7. Synods and Councils

The Last Things

  1. The State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
  2. The Last Judgment

Try a number, like 32 for Lord’s Day 32 or Q 1, or a word from a question.