The Westminster Larger Catechism
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| Q. 1. What is the chief and highest end of man? | A. Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy Him for ever. |
| Q. 2. How doth it appear that there is a God? | A. 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. |
| Q. 3. What is the Word of God? | A. The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, the only rule of faith and obedience. |
| Q. 4. How doth it appear that the Scriptures are the Word of God? | A. 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 and convert sinners, to comfort and build up believers unto salvation: but the Spirit of God bearing witness by and with the Scriptures in the heart of man, is alone able fully to persuade it that they are the very Word of God. |
| Q. 5. What do the Scriptures principally teach? | A. The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man. |
| Q. 6. What do the Scriptures make known of God? | A. The Scriptures make known what God is, the persons in the Godhead, his decrees, and the execution of his decrees. |
| Q. 7. What is God? | A. 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. |
| Q. 8. Are there more Gods than one? | A. There is but one only, the living and true God. |
| Q. 9. How many persons are there in the Godhead? | A. 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. |
| Q. 10. What are the personal properties of the three persons in the Godhead? | A. 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. |
| Q.1: Rom.11:36 | For of Him, and through Him, and for Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen. |
| Q.1: 1 Cor. 10:31 | Therefore, whether you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. |
| Q.1 :Psalm 73:24–28 | 24 Thou wilt guide me by Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but Thee? and I have desired none in the earth with Thee. 26 My flesh faileth and mine heart also: but God is the strength of mine heart, and my portion forever. 27 For lo, they that withdraw themselves from Thee, shall perish: Thou destroyest all them that go a whoring from Thee. 28 As for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: therefore I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all Thy works. |
| Q.1: John 17:21–23 | 21 “So that they may all be one; as you, O Father, are in Me, and I in You. And that they may also be one in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. 22 “And the glory that You gave Me, I have given them. So that they may be one, as We are one; 23 “I in them and You in Me. So that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me." |
| Q.2: Romans 1:19–20 | 19 Because that which may be known of God is visible among them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For the invisible things of Him - that is, His eternal power and Godhead - are seen by the creation of the world; being perceived in His works, so that they are without excuse. |
| Q.2: Psalm 19:1–3 | 1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth the work of His hands. 2 Day unto day uttereth the same, and night unto night teacheth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. |
| Q.2: Acts 17:28 | 28 For in Him we live, and move, and have our being, as some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His family’. |
| Q.2: 1 Corinthians 2:9–10 | 9 But as it is written, ‘The things which neither eye has seen, nor ear has heard, nor have come into man’s heart, are those which God has prepared for those who love Him.’ 10 But God has revealed them to us by His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God. |
| Q.2: 2 Timothy 3:15–17 | 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 For the whole Scripture is given by inspiration from God; and is profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness. 17 So that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work. |
| Q.2: Isaiah 59:21 | 21 And I will make this My Covenant with them, saith the Lord, "My Spirit that is upon Thee, and My words, which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of the seed of thy seed," saith the Lord, "from henceforth even forever." |
| Q.3: 2 Timothy 3:16 | 16 For the whole Scripture is given by inspiration from God; and is profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness. |
| Q.3: 2 Peter 1:19–21 | 19 We also have the enduring word of the Prophets - to which you do well to pay attention, as to a light that shines in a dark place - until the day dawns and the day star arise in your hearts. 20 So that you first know this: that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy did not come by the will of man. But holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. |
| Q.3: Ephesians 2:20 | 20 having been built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Cornerstone. |
| Q.3: Revelation 22:18–19 | 18 “For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this Book. If anyone shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this Book. 19 And if anyone shall take away from the words of the Book of this prophecy, God shall take out his part of the Book of Life, and of the holy City, and from those things which are written in this Book.” |
| Q.3: Isaiah 8:20 | 20 To the Law, and to the testimony, if they speak not according to this word: it is because there is no light in them. |
| Q.3: Luke 16:29,31 | 29 Abraham said unto him, They have Moses and the Prophets: let them hear them. ... 31 “Then he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded if one rises from the dead again.’” |
| Q.3: Galatians 1:8–9 | 8 But even if we, or an angel from Heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so say I now again: If anyone preaches to you any other gospel than that which you have received, let him be accursed. |
| Q.3: 2 Timothy 3:15–16 | 15 and that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 For the whole Scripture is given by inspiration from God; and is profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness. |