The Westminster Confession of Faith Study Book

The Westminster Confession of Faith Study Book
Author: Joseph A. Pipa
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-09-20
Genre: Presbyterian Church
ISBN: 9781845500306

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.

The Need for Creeds Today

The Need for Creeds Today
Author: J. V. Fesko
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020-11-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493427016

This brief, accessible invitation to the historic creeds and confessions makes a biblical and historical case for their necessity and shows why they are essential for Christian faith and practice today. J. V. Fesko, a leading Reformed theologian with a broad readership in the academy and the church, demonstrates that creeds are not just any human documents but biblically commended resources for the well-being of the church, as long as they remain subordinate to biblical authority. He also explains how the current skepticism and even hostility toward creeds and confessions came about.

Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms

Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms
Author: Chad Van Dixhoorn
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2022-05-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433582600

Understand Foundations of the Christian Church through These Historic Statements of Faith For centuries, followers of Jesus have used creeds and confessions to express their Christian beliefs. Summarizing key truths from Scripture into succinct statements, these words have shaped the church for generations and continue to teach and inspire believers today. Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms gathers 13 historic statements of faith—including the Apostles' Creed, the Belgic Confession, and the Heidelberg Catechism—into one beautiful collection. Each text includes an introduction from editor Chad Van Dixhoorn that explains its origins and significance to the early church. By learning and revisiting these timeless confessions of faith, readers can grow spiritually and learn more about Christian history. Great Resource for Daily Reading and Study: Includes early church creeds and major Protestant statements, historical context from editor Chad Van Dixhoorn, and a Scripture index Accessible: Useful for pastors and laypeople, seminary students, church groups, or anyone seeking to learn about the foundations of Christianity 13 Christian Creeds and Confessions: Includes The Apostles' Creed, The Nicene Creed, The Athanasian Creed, The Chalcedonian Definition, The Augsburg Confession, The Belgic Confession, The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, The Canons of Dort, The Westminster Confession of Faith, The London Baptist Confession, The Heidelberg Catechism, The Westminster Larger Catechism, and The Westminster Shorter Catechism Adapted from the ESV Bible with Creeds and Confessions

Confessing the Faith

Confessing the Faith
Author: Chad B. Van Dixhoorn
Publisher: Banner of Truth
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781848714045

This accessible, biblical, and thoughtful work digests years of study and teaching into bite-sized sections. Van Dixhoorn's work is historical and practical in its focus. It deliberately presents readers with more than another survey of Reformed theology; it offers a guide to a particular text, considers its original proof-texts, and seeks to deepen our understanding of each paragraph of the Confession.

The Confessions of Our Faith with Esv Proofs

The Confessions of Our Faith with Esv Proofs
Author: Brian W. Kinney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2012-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780979371882

This is a new edition of the Westminster standards rendered in standard modern English. Other than substituting standard English usage where necessary, the primary documents (the Burgess manuscript and the Caruthers edition of the confessions) are the same as those approved by the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America in 1973.--cf. editor's note, p. vi.

Hold Fast the Faith

Hold Fast the Faith
Author: Matthew Everhard
Publisher: Matthew Everhard
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1934453102

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.