The Westminster Standards

The Westminster ‘Confession of Faith’  and Larger and Shorter ‘Catechisms’ represent, historically, possibly the high water-mark of the Reformed Faith in the protestant Churches in Scotland and beyond.  The documents are wonderful statements of Biblical teaching on Christian Doctrine, moral theology and practice.  Included in this edition of the Westminster Standards are the ‘Directory for the public Worship of God’ and the ‘Form of Presbyterial Church-Government ‘, documents also agreed by the Assembly.

These wonderful Statements of fundamental Biblical Christian truths have been treasured over the centuries since they were first prepared, by Calvinists in general and Presbyterians in particular.  Many editions of these Standards have been issued over the years, for the greater part by Churches which have taken them as their ‘Subordinate standard’. i.e. subordinate to Scripture.  Since the early days of the 20th century, sadly , for the greater part they have effectively been removed as a standard of the faith in many Reformed Churches, and as the personal commitment of their office bearers.  It is hoped that even in some small way this republication of the basic Standards will stimulate recovery of the fundamental truths of Scripture, of which they are a superb exposition.