The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century, Volume 1 (Ligon Duncan)

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The Westminster Confession is a foundational document for countless churches worldwide. Churches of all sizes claim it as their confession, and hold to it with varying degrees of closeness. Its influence must not be underestimated. However, countless officeholders will have vowed to abide by the Westminster Confession with only the most perfunctory of understanding of its relevance to their situation. Ligon Duncan has assembled an impressive array of contributors from a variety of ecclesiastical backgrounds. The aim is simple - to enable the 21st Century to understand the confession more fully, and so bring about the same kind of rugged, vigorous, intelligent and self-sacrificing Christianity that was the result of its initial publication over 350 years ago.

In the first of what will be three volumes, the topics covered include:- Baptists and the Westminster Confession; Finney's attack on the Westminster Confession; The Westminster Confession and the Relationship of Church and State; The Holy Spirit and the Westminster Confession.

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The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century, Volume 1

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Endorsements

... this volume will be of value to all with a serious interest in the work of the Westminster Assembly.

----David McKay, Professor of Systematic Theology, Ethics and Apologetics, Reformed Theological College, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Table of Contents

Foreword

Robert C. Cannada, Jr. ...................................................... vii

Introduction

Ligon Duncan .................................................................... ix

Acknowledgments ................................................................. xxi

The History of Westminster Assembly Commemorations

David W. Hall ..................................................................... 1

Word and Spirit in the Westminster Confession

Wayne R. Spear ................................................................ 39

The Holy Spirit in the Westminster Confession

O. Palmer Robertson ........................................................ 57

Theology of the Larger Catechism

Morton H. Smith ............................................................. 101

Westminster and the Sabbath

Richard B. Gaffin ........................................................... 123

Baptists and the Westminster Confession

Timothy George .............................................................. 145

Baptism at the Westminster Assembly

David F. Wright .............................................................. 161

Edinburgh to Westminster

Andrew T. B. McGowan................................................. 187

Scotland and the Westminster Assembly

W. D. J. McKay .............................................................. 213

The Battle for the Westminster Confession in Australia

Stewart D. Gill ................................................................ 247

Calvin, Westminster and Assurance

Mark E. Dever ................................................................ 303

Revision of the Westminster Confession

(Declaratory Act of 1892)

J. L. Macleod .................................................................. 343

Finney’s Attacks on the Westminster Confession

Michael S. Horton .......................................................... 367

Lord of Lords and King of Commoners (Church and State)

William S. Barker ........................................................... 413

Index ..................................................................................... 429

Contributors’ Biographical Information ............................... 441

Product Details

Title: The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century, Volume 1

Author: Ligon Duncan

Publisher: Mentor

Pages: 572

Binding: Hardcover

Size: 23.4 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm

ISBN: 9781857928624