The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms As Adopted By the Presbyterian Church in America with Proofs Texts

by Presbyterian Church (USA)

This is the official document of the PCA. Contains the Westminster Confession, Larger and Shorter Catechisms and Scripture proofs on each page. KJV Paperback. Size is 6x9

Genres: Theology, Christian

450 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Josiah Bolding]

I’d been working through the confession and the larger catechism as part of my daily quiet time since July. Took a bit, but I enjoyed breaking it up this way.

[Timothy Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the Standards devotionally, over the course of a month, for a class. This was a wonderful exercise. It was edifying, encouraging, and convicting. Well worth the investment of time and something that I would want to do regularly.

[JR Snow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been making a habit out of reading through different editions of "The Wesminster Confession", letting each edition go through as a devotional work that I read a little of each day. This edition is very nice. Hardback, cloth bound (tightly), thick white paper, small size. And of course the confession and Catachisms are nothing less than magnificently precise yet concise biblical doctrine. That is, except for a little phrase "and infants". ;-)

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

CORRECTION: These are the Westminster Standards for the PCA not the PCUSA. It’s mislabeled on the title details but correct in the description. Just don’t want people to think I’ve jumped ship from the PCA.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I need an updated version with easier to understand English.

[laurenpie · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful confession, beautiful catechisms

also beautiful edition. love it! life-changing. sure wish I'd known about this decades earlier.

[Errol Castens · Rating 5 out of 5]

What wonderful, profound, Scriptural wisdom went into all three parts of this work!

From Chapter 3 in the Confession: “Of God’s Eternal Decree: 1. God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counselor his own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass: yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures; nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken, but rather established.”

Answer to Question 104 in the Larger Catechism: “The duties required in the first commandment are, the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God, and to worship and glorify him accordingly, by thinking, meditating, remembering, highly esteeming, honoring, adoring, choosing, loving, desiring, fearing of him; believing him; trusting, hoping, delighting, rejoicing in him; being zealous for him; calling upon him, giving him all praise and thanks, and yielding all obedience and submission to him with the whole man; being careful in all things to please him, and sorrowful when in anything he is offended; and walking humbly with him.”

And this concise jewel, the answer to the first question of the Shorter Catechism: “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.”

The space devoted to Scriptures backing up each statement or answer far outstrips that given to the the statements, questions, and answers themselves. Thank God for the Westminster divines, their knowledge of Scripture, and their ability to distill its wisdom into such accessible systematic theologies.

[Robert Hughes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful overview of the Reformed faith. I would highly recommend this read to any and all Christians, even those outside the reformed traditions. The Westminster contains a beautiful summary of the truths regarding God, man, the law, Christ, and salvation.

[Peter Clegg · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great way to teach Biblical doctrine. Catechesis is greatly needed.

[Rebecca Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

So rich. So thorough!

[Wade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every Christian has some sort of a “Statement of Faith”, whether they verbalize it that way or not, every Christian has views regarding Scripture (is it inerrant or not?), salvation (is it by man’s work or God’s work?), the Trinity, the second coming of Christ, creation, the sacraments, and so forth. The Westminster Confession is still the best-written Statement of Faith in all of church history and I am very grateful for the believers who spent such an amazing amount of time and deep, biblical study to work through all of these tough and important issues.

[Andrew Canavan · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you've never read the confessions and catechisms before, you're missing out. They are not old, musty, theological statements. Instead, they are vibrant and relevant confessions of biblical Christian faith. The Westminster Larger Catechism, for example, will teach you God's grace in Christ and how to respond in gratitude with obedience, prayer, and worship. Read this book!

[Kelvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

a fine edition of the standards...