THE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION OF FAITH

Listen as Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn and Dr Ian Hamilton lead you through every section of the Confession in a series of ten-minute talks.

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Scripture

Chapter 1

WCF 1:1 - Of The Holy Scriptures
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 1:2,3 - Of The Holy Scriptures
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 1:4,5 - Of The Holy Scriptures
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 1:6 - Of The Holy Scriptures
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 1:7,8 - Of The Holy Scriptures
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 1:9,10 - Of The Holy Scriptures
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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God

Chapters 2–5

WCF 2:1 - Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 2:2 - Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 2:3 - Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 3:1,2 - Of God's Eternal Decree
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 3:3-5 - Of God's Eternal Decree
Rev Andrew Young
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WCF 3:6-8 - Of God's Eternal Decree
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 4:1,2 - Of Creation
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 5:1 - Of Providence
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 5:2,3 - Of Providence
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 5:4 - Of Providence
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 5:5-7 - Of Providence
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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Man and Sin

Chapter 6

WCF 6:1,2 - Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment thereof
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 6:3,4 - Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment thereof
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 6:5,6 - Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment thereof
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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Christ and Salvation

Chapters 7-13

WCF 7:1,2 - Of God's Covenant with Man
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 7:3,4 - Of God's Covenant with Man
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 7:5,6 - Of God's Covenant with Man
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 8:1 - Of Christ the Mediator
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 8:2 - Of Christ the Mediator
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 8:3 - Of Christ the Mediator
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 8:4 - Of Christ the Mediator
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 8:5 - Of Christ the Mediator
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 8:6 - Of Christ the Mediator
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 8:7 - Of Christ the Mediator
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 8:8 - Of Christ the Mediator
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 9:1 - Of Free Will
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 9:2,3 - Of Free Will
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 9:4,5 - Of Free Will
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 10:1 - Of Effectual Calling
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 10:2 - Of Effectual Calling
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 10:3,4 - Of Effectual Calling
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 11:1 - Of Justification
Rev Matthew Holst
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WCF 11:2,3 - Of Justification
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 11:4-6 - Of Justification
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 12:1 - Of Adoption
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 13:1 - Of Sanctification
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 13:2,3 - Of Sanctification
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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Our God-enabled Response to God’s Salvation

Chapters 14–18

WCF 14:1 - Of Saving Faith
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 14:2,3 - Of Saving Faith
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 15:1,2 - Of Repentance unto Life
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 15:3,4 - Of Repentance unto Life
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 15:5,6 - Of Repentance unto Life
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 16:1,2 - Of Good Works
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 16:3,4 - Of Good Works
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 16:5 - Of Good Works
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 16:6,7 - Of Good Works
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 17:1 - Of the Perseverance of the Saints
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 17:2,3 - Of the Perseverance of the Saints
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 18:1,2 - Of Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 18:3 - Of Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 18:4 - Of Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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The Christian Life

The Individual, Family and Society

Chapters 19–24

WCF 19:1,2 - Of the Law of God
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 19:3,4 - Of the Law of God
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 19:5 - Of the Law of God
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 19:6 - Of the Law of God
Rev Andy Young
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WCF 19:7 - Of the Law of God
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 20:1 - Of Christian Liberty
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 20:2 - Of Christian Liberty
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 20:3 - Of Christian Liberty
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 20:4 - Of Christian Liberty
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 21:1 - Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 21:2-4 - Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 21:5 - Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 21:6 - Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 21:7 - Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 21:8 - Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 22:1-4 - Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 22:5-7 - Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 23:1,2 - Of The Civil Magistrate
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 23:3 - Of The Civil Magistrate
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 23:4 - Of The Civil Magistrate
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 24:1-3 - Of Marriage and Divorce
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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WCF 24:4-6 - Of Marriage and Divorce
Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn
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The Christian Life

The Church

Chapters 25–31

WCF 25:1-2 - Of the Church
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 25:3-6 - Of the Church
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 26:1-3 - Of the Communion of Saints
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 27:1-3 - Of the Sacraments
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 27:3-5 - Of the Sacraments
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 28:1-3 - Of Baptism
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 28:4-7 - Of Baptism
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 29:1-4 - Of the Lord's Supper
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 29:5-8 - Of the Lord's Supper
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 30:1-4 - Of Church Censures
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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WCF 31:1-5 - Of Synods and Councils
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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Last Things

Chapters 32–33

WCF 32:1-3 - Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
Rev Matthew Holst
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WCF 33:1-5 - Of the Last Judgment
Rev Dr Ian Hamilton
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Speakers

Rev Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn serves as Advisor to Westminster UK. A leading expert on the work of the Westminster Assembly, his five-volume work on The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643-1652, is published by Oxford University Press. He is Professor of Church History and Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte.

Rev Dr Ian Hamilton is Westminster UK’s Professor of Historical Theology, and Board Chair. He was minister of Cambridge Presbyterian Church for seventeen years.

Rev Matthew Holst is the senior pastor of Shiloh Presbyterian Church in North Carolina.

Rev Andy Young is the minister of Oxford Presbyterian Church.

These addresses were delivered at Cambridge Presbyterian Church as part of an adult Sunday school between 2006 and 2009. They are reproduced with kind permission. The full text of the Confession is available here.

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