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PART SIX - Classical Protestant Confessions Chapter 4, The Creedal Imperative by Dr. Carl Trueman.
Disagree, agree, or have a question: Contact us through the contact page on our website; http://www.biblebulldog.com The Westminster Larger Catechism:
Are the Westminster less pastoral than the Heidelberg catechism?
No confessional or catechism stands by itself; it is part of an ecclesiastical way of life, one element of our lives as Christians.
“Confessions are far more than a set of dry propositions that never touch real life and experience.”
Larger - “chapter 15.5 ‘Men ought not to content themselves with a general repentance but it is every man’s duty to repent of his particular sins, particularly.’” “Condemning by implication the lazy tendency that we can have as Christians to repent in general terms and let that be sufficient.
Confessionalism is not simply about abstract doctrine; confessions also bind one to certain practices, certain ways of life. Christianity as a set of beliefs or a way of life.
What is the Westminster Larger Catechism, and why was it included in the Westminster Standards?
How does the Westminster Larger Catechism reflect the theological beliefs of the Presbyterian tradition, particularly with regard to the nature of salvation and the role of faith?
What was the historical context in which the Westminster Larger Catechism was written, and how did this context shape its contents?
What is the significance of the Westminster Larger Catechism for modern Presbyterian theology, and how does it continue to shape Presbyterian understanding of salvation and faith?
The Westminster Shorter Catechism:
What is the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and why was it included in the Westminster Standards?
How does the Westminster Shorter Catechism reflect the theological beliefs of the Presbyterian tradition, particularly with regard to the nature of God and the role of humans in the world?
What was the historical context in which the Westminster Shorter Catechism was written, and how did this context shape its contents?
What is the significance of the Westminster Shorter Catechism for modern Presbyterian theology, and how does it continue to shape Presbyterian understanding of God and humanity?
Conclusion.
Classic orthodox Protestantism has a rich confessional heritage.
All stand within the basic Trinitarian and christological framework laid out in the early church creedal formulations.
There is a remarkable degree of consensus on the basics of salvation.
There are differences. Lords supper, baptism,
What we have today in confessional evangelical circles is an eclectic pick ‘n’ mix approach.
Holding to some or all 5 points of Calvinism does not make one confessional.
Confessions are only really confessions when they are adopted and confessed by a church.
Thus, to say that one is a confessional Christian requires that one also specify to which confession one adheres and in what specific church context one does so.