The Westminster Confession of Faith : Part 12

CHAPTER 2 OF GOD, AND OF THE HOLY TRINITY continued…

2. God hath all life, glory, goodness, blessedness, in and of himself; and is alone in and unto himself all-
sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which he hath made, nor deriving any glory from them,
but only manifesting his own glory in, by, unto, and upon them. He is the alone fountain of all being, of
whom, through whom, and to whom are all things; and hath most sovereign dominion over them, to do by
them, for them, or upon them whatsoever himself pleaseth. In his sight all things are open and manifest,
his knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature, so as nothing is to him contingent,
or uncertain. He is most holy in all his counsels, in all his works, and in all his commands. To him is due
from angels and men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience he is pleased to
require of them.

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The Confession Confession

Sorry. Yes I have slipped behind with the 'Confession' posts for a few reasons. Firstly the old reason of being busy with life and secondly I have found other great documents and am trying to find a way of sharing them in the same way without it taking years or being terribly confusing.

There's a lot of news to comment on from the UK election, fossils, various Vatican scandals and Atheists' arrest agendas. This is still primarily a personal blog but I have to decide where the votes goes for example so expect a little more coverage of current events.

Feel free to suggest a topic in a comment :-)

The Westminster Confession of Faith : Part 11

CHAPTER 2 OF GOD, AND OF THE HOLY TRINITY continued…

1. There is but one only, living, and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions; immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, most wise, most holy, most free, most absolute; working all things according to the counsel of his own immutable and most righteous will, for his own glory; most loving, gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; the rewarder of them that diligently seek him; and withal, most just, and terrible in his judgments, hating all sin, and who will by no means clear the guilty.

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The Westminster Confession of Faith : Part 10

CHAPTER 1 OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE continued…

10. The supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture.

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The Westminster Confession of Faith : Part 9

CHAPTER 1 OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE continued…

9. The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly.

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The Westminster Confession of Faith : Part 8

CHAPTER 1 OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE continued…

8. The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which, at the time of the writing of it, was most generally known to the nations), being immediately inspired by God, and, by his singular care and providence, kept pure in all ages, are therefore authentical; so as, in all controversies of religion, the church is finally to appeal unto them. But, because these original tongues are not known to all the people of God, who have right unto, and interest in the Scriptures, and are commanded, in the fear of God, to read and search them, therefore they are to be translated into the vulgar language of every nation unto which they come, that, the Word of God dwelling plentifully in all, they may worship him in an acceptable manner; and, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, may have hope.

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The Westminster Confession of Faith : Part 7

CHAPTER 1 OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE continued…

7. All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all: yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded, and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.

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