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The Westminster Confession of Faith and Larger Catechism
Q. 1. What is the primary and highest purpose of human beings?
A. The primary and highest purpose of human beings is to glorify God[1] and to enjoy him completely forever.[2]
Q. 2. What evidence is there for God?
A. Our internal, natural understanding along with the external evidence of God's works plainly indicates that there is a God.[1] However, salvation only comes through God's revelation of himself in his word and Spirit.[2]
[1] Rom 1:19-20, Ps 19:1-4, Acts 17:28.
[2] 1 Cor 1:21, 2:9-10, 2 Tm 3:15-17, Is 59:21.
Q. 3. What is the word of God?
A. The holy Bible, made up of the Old and New Testaments, is the word of God.[1] It is the only authority for faith and obedience.[2]
[1] 2 Tm 3:15-17, 2 Pt 1:19-21.
[2] Eph 2:20, Rv 22:18-19, Is 8:20, Lk 16:29,31, Gal 1:8-9, 2 Tm 3:15-16.
Q. 4. What evidence is there that the Bible is the word of God?
A. The Bible clearly shows that it is the word of God by its majesty[1] and purity,[2] by the agreement of all its parts,[3] by its unified aim to give all glory to God,[4] and by its illuminating power to convince and convert sinners and to comfort and build up believers unto salvation.[5] However, only the Spirit of God, testifying by and with the Bible in our hearts, can completely persuade us that it is truly the word of God.[6]
[1] Hos 8:12, 1 Cor 2:6-7,13, Ps 119:18,129.
[5] See General Note. Acts 18:28, Heb 4:12, Jas 1:18, Ps 19:7-9, Rom 15:4, Acts 20:32.
[6] Jn 16:13-14, 1 Cor 2:6-9, 1 Jn 2:20,27, Jn 20:31.
Q. 5. What does the Bible primarily teach?
A. The Bible primarily teaches what we must believe about God and what God requires of us.[1]
[1] See General Note. 2 Tm 1:13.
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