ВЕСТМИНСТЕРСКА ИСПОВЕД НА ВЕРАТА

  • I – Of the Holy Scripture
  • II – Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
  • III – Of God’s Eternal Decree
  • IV – Of Creation
  • V – Of Providence
  • VI – Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
  • VII – Of God’s Covenant with Man
  • VIII – Of Christ the Mediator
  • IX – Of Free Will
  • X – Of Effectual Calling
  • XI – Of Justification
  • XII – Of Adoption
  • XIII – Of Sanctification
  • XIV – Of Saving Faith
  • XV – Of Repentance unto Life
  • XVI – Of Good Works
  • XVII – Of the Perseverance of the Saints
  • XVIII – Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
  • XIX – Of the Law of God
  • XX – Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
  • XXI – Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day
  • XXII – Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
  • XXIII – Of the Civil Magistrate
  • XXIV – Of Marriage and Divorce
  • XXV – Of the Church
  • XXVI – Of the Communion of Saints
  • XXVII – Of the Sacraments
  • XXVIII – Of Baptism
  • XXIX – Of the Lord’s Supper
  • XXX – Of Church Censures
  • XXXI – Of Synods and Councils
  • XXXII – Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
  • XXXIII – Of the Last Judgment

I: За Светите Списи

I: Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence, do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable;a yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto salvation;b therefore it pleased the Lord, at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his Church;c and afterwards, for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the Church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing;d which maketh the holy Scripture to be most necessary;e those former ways of God’s revealing his will unto his people being now ceased.

a.Psa 19:1-3; Rom 1:19-20; 1:32 with Rom. 2:1; 2:14-15. • b. 1 Cor 1:21; 2:13-14. • c. Heb 1:1. • d. Prov 22:19-21; Isa 8:19-20; Mat 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 1:3-4; Rom 15:4. • e. 2 Tim 3:15; 2 Pet 1:19. • f. Heb 1:1-2.

II. Under the name of holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books of the Old and New Testaments, which are these:

Of the Old Testament

Genesis. Exodus. Leviticus. Numbers. Deuteronomy. Joshua. Judges. Ruth. I Samuel. II Samuel. I Kings. II Kings. I Chronicles.

II Chronicles. Ezra. Nehemiah. Esther. Job. Psalms. Proverbs. Ecclesiastes. The Song of Songs. Isaiah. Jeremiah. Lamentations. Ezekiel.

Daniel. Hosea. Joel. Amos. Obadiah. Jonah. Micah. Nahum. Habakkuk. Zephaniah. Haggai. Zechariah. Malachi.

Of the New Testament

The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. The Acts of the Apostles. Paul’s Epistles to the Romans. Corinthians I.

Corinthians II. Galatians. Ephesians. Philippians. Colossians. Thessalonians I. Thessalonians II. To Timothy I. To Timothy II. To Titus. To Philemon.

The Epistle to the Hebrews. The Epistle of James. The First and Second Epistles of Peter. The First, Second, and Third Epistles of John. The Epistle of Jude. The Revelation.

All which are given by inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life.a

a. Luke 16:29, 31; Eph 2:20; 2 Tim 3:16;Rev 22:18-19.

 

III. The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the Canon of the Scripture; and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than other human writings.a

a. Luke 24:27, 44; Rom 3:2; 2 Pet 1:21.

 

II: За Бог и за Светата Троица

I: Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence, do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable;a yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto salvation;b therefore it pleased the Lord, at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his Church;c and afterwards, for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the Church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing;d which maketh the holy Scripture to be most necessary;e those former ways of God’s revealing his will unto his people being now ceased.

a.Psa 19:1-3; Rom 1:19-20; 1:32 with Rom. 2:1; 2:14-15. • b. 1 Cor 1:21; 2:13-14. • c. Heb 1:1. • d. Prov 22:19-21; Isa 8:19-20; Mat 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 1:3-4; Rom 15:4. • e. 2 Tim 3:15; 2 Pet 1:19. • f. Heb 1:1-2.

II. Under the name of holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books of the Old and New Testaments, which are these: