Westminster Confession of Faith

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The Westminster Confession of Faith is a 17th-century Reformed doctrinal standard that systematically sets out key Calvinist beliefs on theology, worship, and church life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reformed confession of faith ⓘ
doctrinal standard ⓘ
symbolic book ⓘ
adoptedBy Church of Scotland ⓘ
Free Church of Scotland ⓘ
Orthodox Presbyterian Church ⓘ
Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
affirmsDoctrine Lord's Supper ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist

baptism ⓘ
covenant theology ⓘ
doctrine of God and the Holy Trinity ⓘ
doctrine of Scripture ⓘ
doctrine of predestination ⓘ
irresistible grace ⓘ
justification by faith alone ⓘ
limited atonement ⓘ
perseverance of the saints ⓘ
sacraments ⓘ
sanctification ⓘ
total depravity ⓘ
unconditional election ⓘ
commissionedBy English Parliament ⓘ
dateWritten 1646 ⓘ
draftedBy Westminster Assembly ⓘ
hasCatechism Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ
Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ
hasPart 33 chapters ⓘ
hasRevision American revisions of 1788 ⓘ
various denominational adaptations ⓘ
historicalContext 17th-century British Reformation ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
influenced Baptist confessions of faith ⓘ
Congregationalism ⓘ
Presbyterianism ⓘ
influencedBy John Calvin ⓘ
Reformed scholasticism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
placeWritten London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
primaryPurpose to provide a systematic statement of Reformed doctrine ⓘ
to serve as a doctrinal standard for churches ⓘ
religiousTradition Reformed Christianity ⓘ
statusInPresbyterianism subordinate standard under Scripture ⓘ
subject Christian ethics ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ
church government ⓘ
worship ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Calvinism ⓘ
viewOnChrist Christ is the only mediator between God and man ⓘ
viewOnChurch visible and invisible church distinction ⓘ
viewOnCivilGovernment civil magistrate has authority in civil matters but not in word and sacrament ⓘ
viewOnGod God is a most pure spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable ⓘ
viewOnSalvation salvation is by grace through faith ⓘ
viewOnScripture Scripture is self-interpreting in necessary matters ⓘ
Scripture is the only infallible rule of faith and practice ⓘ
viewOnWorship regulative principle of worship ⓘ

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