Westminster Confession of Faith

The Westminster Confession of Faith organizes the core teaching of Scripture into thirty-three topically arranged chapters. It has served as the doctrinal standard of Presbyterian churches since the seventeenth century.

Each chapter has its own page below. To read the whole of the Westminster Standards over a year, one short reading a day, see Westminster Daily.

• Chapter 1. Of the Holy Scripture
• Chapter 2. Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
• Chapter 3. Of God’s Eternal Decree
• Chapter 4. Of Creation
• Chapter 5. Of Providence
• Chapter 6. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
• Chapter 7. Of God’s Covenant with Man
• Chapter 8. Of Christ the Mediator
• Chapter 9. Of Free Will
• Chapter 10. Of Effectual Calling
• Chapter 11. Of Justification
• Chapter 12. Of Adoption
• Chapter 13. Of Sanctification
• Chapter 14. Of Saving Faith
• Chapter 15. Of Repentance unto Life
• Chapter 16. Of Good Works
• Chapter 17. Of the Perseverance of the Saints
• Chapter 18. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
• Chapter 19. Of the Law of God
• Chapter 20. Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
• Chapter 21. Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day
• Chapter 22. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
• Chapter 23. Of the Civil Magistrate
• Chapter 24. Of Marriage and Divorce
• Chapter 25. Of the Church
• Chapter 26. Of the Communion of Saints
• Chapter 27. Of the Sacraments
• Chapter 28. Of Baptism
• Chapter 29. Of the Lord’s Supper
• Chapter 30. Of Church Censures
• Chapter 31. Of Synods and Councils
• Chapter 32. Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
• Chapter 33. Of the Last Judgment