The Westminster Standards—the 1649 Confession of Faith, the Larger and Shorter Catechism—are presented here in a lightly modernized English, intended to allow the twenty-first century reader to grasp the meaning of the original without introducing any changes. In addition, the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed and Definition of the Council of Chalcedon are included.
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\nEssays to help the reader understand the importance of the Westminster Standards are also included:
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\nExtraordinary Providences of an Enduring Standard (Richard D Phillips).
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\nThe Westminster Standards in the Making: Stanley Gower, a Westminster Divine (Kevin J Bidwell)
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\nThe Westminster Standards and Public Worship (David E Gilbert)
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\nThe Westminster Standards and the Christian Sabbath (George Swinnock, with an introduction by Kevin J Bidwell)
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\nThe Westminster Standards and the Sacraments (Andy J Young)
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\nThe Westminster Standards and Family Worship: Maintaining True Religion in the Home (Chad T Bailey)
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\nThe Westminster Standards and Church Government (Guy Prentiss Waters)
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\nAs Joel Beeke says in his Preface to this book: The God-centered Christianity summarized in the Westminster Standards energizes the worship, holiness, and missions of Reformed Christians to this day. Therefore, it is a delight to see this volume come to print May God use the modernized English edition of the Westminster Standards to help new generations to embrace their heritage of Reformation truth derived from God’s holy word.