Westminster Confession
Presbyterian doctrinal standard
The Westminster Confession is a statement of Reformed Protestant doctrine produced in 1646 by English and Scottish theologians.
It remains the doctrinal standard for Presbyterian churches worldwide, addressing predestination, scripture, salvation, and church governance.
The church requires ministers to subscribe to the Westminster Confession.
Often paired with the Shorter and Larger Catechisms.
- John CalvinFrench Protestant reformer
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- PuritanismProtestant reform movement
- PresbyterianismProtestant tradition with elder councils
- Church of ScotlandScotland's national Protestant denomination
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- CalvinismCalvinism, TULIP, predestination, total depravity, John Calvin
- creedsNicene Creed, Apostles' Creed, Athanasian Creed, creed, credo
- Presbyterianpresbytery, session, General Assembly, moderator, kirk
- PresbyterianismGeneral Assembly, presbyteries, synods, presbytery, elders
- Reformation theologypredestination, Calvinism, Lutheranism, faith alone, grace alone
- Reformation Writings95 Theses, Book of Concord, Heidelberg Catechism, confessions of faith
Westminster ConfessionCouncil of Trent
Catholic ecclesiastical congress addressing reformation
Augsburg Confession · Book of Concord · Thirty-Nine Articles · Book of Common Prayer · Heidelberg Catechism
Westminster ConfessionNicene Creed
Early church belief formula
Quran · Torah · Book of Mormon