Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF)
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What are God’ s works of providence? God’ s works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful, preserving and governing all his creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to his own glory.
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How did God create man? After God had made all other creatures, he created man male and female; formed the body of the man of the dust of the ground, and the woman of the rib of the man, endued them with living, reasonable, and immortal souls; made them after his own image, in knowledge,…
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How did God create angels? God created all the angels spirits, immortal, holy, excelling in knowledge, mighty in power, to execute his commandments, and to praise his name, yet subject to change.
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What is the work of creation? The work of creation is that wherein God did in the beginning, by the word of his power, make of nothing the world, and all things therein, for himself, within the space of six days, and all very good.
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How doth God execute his decrees? God executes his decrees in the works of creation and providence, according to his infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of his own will.
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What hath God especially decreed concerning angels and men? God, by an eternal and immutable decree, out of his mere love, for the praise of his glorious grace, to be manifested in due time, hath elected some angels to glory; and in Christ hath chosen some men to eternal life, and the means thereof: and…
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How doth it appear that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God equal with the Father? The scriptures manifest that the Son and the Holy Ghost are God equal with the Father, ascribing unto them such names, attributes, works, and worship, as are proper to God only.
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What are the personal properties of the three persons in the Godhead? It is proper to the Father to beget the Son, and to the Son to be begotten of the Father, and to the Holy Ghost to proceed from the Father and the Son from all eternity.
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How many persons are there in the Godhead? There be three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one true, eternal God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory; although distinguished by their personal properties.
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Are there more Gods than one? There is but one only, the living and true God.
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What is God? God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection; all-sufficient, eternal, unchangeable, incomprehensible, everywhere present, almighty, knowing all things, most wise, most holy, most just, most merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
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What do the scriptures make known of God? The scriptures make known what God is, the persons in the Godhead, his decrees and the execution of his decrees.
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What do the scriptures principally teach? The scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.
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How doth it appear that the scriptures are of the word of God? The scriptures manifest themselves to be the word of God, by their majesty and purity; by the consent of all the parts, and the scope of the whole, which is to give all glory to God;by their light and power to convince…
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What is the word of God? The holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the word of God, the only rule of faith and obedience.
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How doth it appear that there is a God? The very light of nature in man, and the works of God, declare plainly that there is a God; but his word and Spirit only do sufficiently and effectually reveal him unto men for their salvation.
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What is the chief and highest end of man? Man’ s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever.
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Me, you, we, ain’t got it handled. If you’re willing to listen to a trusted friend, why not listen to a trusted friend who died 200 years ago, or one from 1,500 years ago. There are so many friends to your faith that you’ll never talk to but who can talk to you through the…