Monday, May 13, 2013

Confessionally Reformed Orthodox Christianity using the Westminster Standards and the Three Forms of Unity


"Puritan Evangelism". See https://www.apuritansmind.com/puritan-evangelism/  added 6/4/2024





"The Tender Heart" by Richard Sibbes See https://www.monergism.com/tender-heart-2-chronicles-3426 added 6/17/2024.
Official King James Bible Online (includes audio Bible)
 Bible Hub 
Bible Hub Mobile Website
Blue Letter Bible (used by the National Bible Bee)
Blue Letter Bible Mobile Website
Bible Tool 
Christian Classics Ethereal Library Study Bible (choose a Bible translation and choose a Commentary to view side by side)
CrossWire Bible Society Software (Sword Project) downloadable software
E-Sword (downloadable software)
ESV Bible (including audio)
King James Bible with translators' notes (modernized spelling)
"King James Dictionary" online dictionary that defines the words in the King James Bible that are now obsolete or have had their meanings changed 
Archaic or Obscure King James Bible era (Middle English) words explained
Online Bible (downloadable software) 
Studylight.org
Bible Reading Plans

Bible Reading Plans (from Ligonier Ministries)

Church History

"History of the Christian Church" (8 vols.) by Phillip Schaff. See https://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/history/About.htm

Blackburn, William – History of the Christian Church from its Origin to the Present Time  (1879)  735 pp.  ToC

Blackburn (1828–1898) was a Presbyterian and a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary


"A Manual of Church History" (2 vols.) 

by Heinrich Ernst Ferdinand (1803-1878); translated by William Greenough Thayer (W.G.T.) Shedd. 

"A History of Christian Doctrine" by William Greenough Thayer (W.G.T.) Shedd. See https://www.monergism.com/history-christian-doctrine-ebookDoctrine 

Commentaries 

 "Commenting and Commentaries" by Charles H. Spurgeon

Reformed Books Online list of Commentaries "The best and largest collection of commentaries on the internet including every commentary that Charles Spurgeon recommended" 

1599 Geneva Bible with notes 


Exposition of the Old and New Testaments by John Gill. See https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/ link added 6/8/2024.

A commentary, critical, experimental, and practical, on the Old and New Testaments (unabridged)
by
 
Jamieson, Robert, 1802-1880; Fausset, Andrew Robert, 1821-1910; Brown, David, 1803-1897. See 
 https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/jfu.html

Commentaries on every book of the Bible from The Gospel Coalition 

"John Brown (1722-1787) was a Scottish weaver who became a Presbyterian minister. Although self-educated, he prepared an annotated Bible, Bible dictionary and concordance, and a metrical version of the Psalms. His self-interpreting Bible appeared first in 1778 in Edinburgh and was reprinted many times in both Scotland and America. This is a revised edition."- quoted from archive.org website

The New Self-Interpreting Bible Vol. 1 - John Brown
The New Self-Interpreting Bible Vol. 2 - John Brown
The New Self-Interpreting Bible Vol. 3 - John Brown
The New Self-Interpreting Bible Vol. 4 - John Brown
Complete Commentary by John Trapp
"John Trapp (1601-1669) was an English Puritan. His large five-volume commentary is still read today and is known for its pithy statements and quotable prose. His volumes are quoted frequently by other religious writers, including Charles Spurgeon" Source: http://digitalpuritan.net/john-trapp/. See Also http://www.apuritansmind.com/puritan-favorites/john-trapp-1601-1669/ 




Commentary lists, reviews and recommendations


Best Commentaries : Reviews and ratings of Biblical, theological, and practical Christian works


Bible Commentaries  from reformedbooksline.com  

Textual Indices on the Bible. from reformebooksonline.com  

Recommendations for Bible Commentaries. from reformedbooksonline.com 

Suggested Reading from reformedbooksonline.com  

Bibliographies from reformedbooksonline.com 


"Commentaries for the Whole Bible by Rev. Lane Keister (PCA), author of the blog "Green Baggins" 

"Commenting and Commentaries" by Charles H. Spurgeon

"How to Begin a Commentary Collection" by Tim Challies

"A Laymen's Commentary Guide by Rev. Lane Keister (PCA), author of the blog "Green Baggins"

"Preaching Resources compiled by James T. Dennison Jr., Academic Dean and Professor of Church History and Biblical Theology Northwest Theological Seminary, Lynnwood, Washington

850 Books for Expositors by The Master's Seminary (introduction)
Top Commentaries on Every Book of the Bible



Systematic Theologies 

 Every Reformed Systematic Theology Online in English by Reformed Books Online 

Reformed Dogmatics by Herman Bavinck, vol. 1 (Prolegomena), 2 (God, Creation), 3 (Sin, Salvation in Christ), 4 (Holy Spirit, Church, New Creation)  Buy  (Baker Academic, 2008)  3,024 pp.  ToC 1, 2, 3, 4 

Systematic Theology" by Louis Berkhof

"The Christian's Reasonable Service" by Wilhelmus A. Brakel Vol. 1
"The Christian's Reasonable Service" by Wilhelmus A. Brakel Vol. 2
"The Christian's Reasonable Service" by Wilhelmus A. Brakel Vol. 3
"The Christian's Reasonable Service" by Wilhelmus A. Brakel Vol. 4

"Survey Studies in Reformed Theology" by Bob Burridge (PCA pastor)

"Institutes of the Christian Religion" by John Calvin (link corrected 6/10/2024)

"Institutes of the Christian Religion" by John Calvin (audio). click on the vol. number you want to hear

"Outlines of Theology" by A.A. Hodge


"Systematic Theology, Vol. 1" by Charles Hodge 
"Systematic Theology, Vol. 2" by Charles Hodge
"Systematic Theology, Vol. 3" by Charles Hodge

"Systematic Theology", v.1-3 by Charles Hodge (audio)

"Basics of the Reformed Faith" by Pastor Kim Riddlebarger (free Epub or Kindle.Mobi format download)


"Dogmatic Theology" by William G.T. Shedd


"A History of Christian Doctrine" by Will G.T. Shedd. See https://www.monergism.com/history-christian-doctrine-ebook


Reformed Baptist and Reformed Presbyterian churches of note in my area







"Light From God's Word: An Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith" by Dr. Andrew Aucamp, an elder of Hillcrest Baptist Church inHillcrest, South Africa. See https://www.baptistchurchhillcrest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1689-English-Exposition-FINAL.pdf

Commentary on the 1689 Confession of Faith by "The Staunch Calvinist" (Simon Wartanian)

purchase "1689 BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH: A Modern Exposition", 5th Edition Revised and Corrected by Samuel Waldron https://www.solid-ground-books.com/detail_129.asp

purchase  "A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689", General editor Rob Ventura at https://heritagebooks.org/products/a-new-exposition-of-the-london-baptist-confession-of-faith-of-1689-ventura.html

    Westminster Confession of Faith Table of Contents
    1.Of the Holy Scripture
    2.Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
    3.Of God's Eternal Decree
    4.Of Creation
    5.Of Providence
    6.Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
    7.Of God's Covenant with Man
    8.Of Christ the Mediator
    9.Of Free Will
    10.Of Effectual Calling
    11.Of Justification
    12.Of Adoption
    13.Of Sanctification
    14.Of Saving Faith
    15.Of Repentance unto Life
    16.Of Good Works
    17.Of the Perseverance of the Saints
    18.Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
    19.Of the Law of God
    20.Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
    21.Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day
    22.Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
    23.Of the Civil Magistrate
    24.Of Marriage and Divorce
    25.Of the Church
    26.Of the Communion of Saints
    27.Of the Sacraments
    28.Of Baptism
    29.Of the Lord's Supper
    30.Of Church Censures
    31.Of Synods and Councils
    32.Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
    33.Of the Last Judgment
Westminster Confession of Faith with 1788 American revisions with Scripture proofs as footnotes (.html)

Westminster Confession of Faith original 1647 version with Scripture proofs as footnotes (.html)
Westminster Confession of Faith original 1647 version with Scripture proofs as links to pop-up windows

Westminster Shorter Catechism as adopted by Orthodox Presbyterian Church with Scripture proofs as footnotes (.html)

 Westminster Larger Catechism original 1647 version (with original answer to question 109) with Scripture proofs as footnotes (.html)

Westminster Larger Catechism as adopted by Orthodox Presbyterian Church with Scripture proofs as footnotes (.html)

 Shorter Catechism with Scripture proofs (choose your Bible translation using "Scripture settings" above; 20 questions per screen (.html)

Larger Catechism with Scripture proofs (choose your Bible translation using "Scripture settings" above; 20 questions per screen (.html)
"Harmony of the Westminster Standards" (including the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Larger Catechism, and the Westminster Shorter Catechism, in three columns, complete with Scripture references.) Note: This includes additions by the Bible Presbyterian Church which holds to a Pre-Millennial Eschatology (.pdf file) 

The 1788 American Revision of the Westminster Standards compiled by Lee Irons


The Westminster Confession of Faith's Additional Documents

To The Christian Reader, Especially Heads of Families
Mr. Thomas Manton's Epistle to the Reader
The Sum of Saving Knowledge
The Confession of Faith of the Kirk of Scotland: Or, The National Covenant
The Solemn League and Covenant
The Directory for the Publick Worship of God
The Directory for Family Worship
The Form of Presbyterial Church Government

 Listen to the Westminster Standards

Westminster Standards (including original 1647 Confession of Faith, Shorter Catechism, Larger Catechism, Directory for the Public Worship of God, and Form of Presbyterial Church-Government)  audio read by a man from the United Kingdom

 Westminster Confession of Faith

 Westminster Confession of Faith (alternate site) 

 Westminster Shorter Catechism

 Westminster Larger Catechism pt.1

 Westminster Larger Catechism pt.2

 Westminster Larger Catechism (on 4 audio files which are linked to the same website)

 Westminster Confession of Faith audio podcasts
Westminster Shorter Catechism audio podcasts  

 Westminster Larger Catechism audio podcasts

An excellent commentary written in 1845 on the Westminster Confession of Faith is "The Reformed Faith: an Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith" by Robert Shaw. Shaw's commentary can also be found here.

Another excellent commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith, "A Commentary on the Confession of Faith" written in 1869 by Archibald Alexander (A.A.) Hodge is now available online here.

 "Truth's victory over error, or, the true principles of the Christian religion, stated and vindicated against the following heresies, viz. Arians ... Vaninians, &c. The whole being a commentary on all the chaptersof the Confession of Faith, by way of question and answer: in which, the saving truths of our holy religion are confirmed and established; and the dangerous errors and opinions of its adversaries detected and confuted". - Dickson, David, 1583?-1663
'Truth's victory' is a translation by George Sinclair of Dickson's Latin lectures on the confession of faith, 'Praelectiones in confessionem fidei', which circulated in manuscript among his pupils; first published by the translator as his own work in 1684, it was not published under Dickson's name until 1726

Constitution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) which includes the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) and Testimonay of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, which is the RPCNA commentary on the WCF added 5/23/2024

A Study Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Rev. Peter Kemeny, Good News Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 1051, Frederick, Maryland 21702 (Microsoft Word document) excellent contemporary commentary

 The Westminster Shorter Catechism Project contains the catechism with Biblical references with a harmony of expositions by authors listed below:

  • Francis R. Beattie's The Presbyterian Standards
  • Thomas Boston's Of Man's Chief End and Happiness
  • James Fisher's Catechism on the Catechism
  • John Flavel's Exposition of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism
  • Matthew Henry's A Scripture Catechism in the Method of the Assembly's
  • Thomas Vincent's The Shorter Catechism Explained from Scripture
  • Thomas Watson's Body of Divinity
  • John Whitecross' The Shorter Catechism Illustrated
  • Alexander Whyte's A Commentary on the Shorter Catechism

    •
    Thomas Watson's A Body of Divinity contained in sermons upon the Westminster Assembly's Catechism

    "The Westminster Assembly Project" exists to make the 

     writings of the Assembly and its members available online.


    List of  attendees of  the Westminster Assembly and their writings, online and off 

     "The Making of the Westminster Larger Catechism" by Chad B. Van Dixhorn
    A Body of Divinity (Volume 1). (560 pages) by Thomas Ridgley. [pdf epub mobi txt web via Internet Archive]
    An exposition of questions 1-13 of the Westminster Larger Catechism.
    A Body of Divinity (Volume 2). (600 pages) by Thomas Ridgley. [pdf epub mobi txt web via Internet Archive]
    An exposition of questions 14-64 of the Westminster Larger Catechism.
    A Body of Divinity (Volume 3). (568 pages)by Thomas Ridgley. [pdf epub mobi txt web via Internet Archive]
    An exposition of questions 65-136 of the Westminster Larger Catechism.
    A Body of Divinity (Volume 4). (512 pages) by Thomas Ridgley. [pdf epub mobi txt web via Internet Archive]
    An exposition of questions 137-196 of the Westminster Larger Catechism.

    "Meditations on the Larger Catechism" a 27-part series of blog posts with exposition and application by Rev. Daniel Hyde on the Westminster Larger Catechism. They are arranged by date, starting with the most recent date. See
    http://wscal.edu/blog/entry/4047 for an introduction to the series (pt.1) by the author

     "Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries" audio lecture by James T. Dennison, professor at Northwest Theological Seminary

     Audio interview by Dr. R. Scott Clark on "Office Hours" of  Dr. J.V. Fesko, author of a new commentary"The Theology of the Westminster Standards"

     "Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith" audio series by Rev. William Still 
    "Commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith" by David Dickson 12 part audio series

     Sermons by Dr. J. Ligon Duncan from the series: "Westminster Confession of Faith"

     Sinclair Ferguson audio lectures on the Westminster Standards

    Audio Sermons & Lectures from Series Entitled: "The 2006 Westminster Confession for Today Conference"  link updated 8/27/2014

    audio commentary on the Westminster Shorter Catechism read from Thomas Boston's "A Body of Divinity" (21 audio series)

     Lessons in the Westminster Shorter Catechism by Pastor Bob Burridge (PCA). Includes several lessons on video

    Christian Creeds and Reformed Confessions "This application [available for iPhone, iPod Touch,  iPad, and Andorid], developed in collaboration with Westminster Seminary California, provides a searchable library of the most universally used Christian creeds and the principal theological standards of the Continental Reformed and English Presbyterian churches. Included are the three ancient creeds (the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed); the 'Three Forms of Unity' (the Beglic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort); and the Westminster Standards (the Westminster Confession and the Shorter and Larger Catechisms.)
    Complete scripture references are included, both in the app itself (KJV), for offline viewing, and by hyperlinks to a user-selectable online site, for use when an internet connection is available. A full-text search capability (with editable search history) allows you to instantly find words, phrases and scripture references within a single document or across the entire library."

     Three Forms of Unity

     Belgic Confession of Faith
    Articles

    "Heidelberg Catechism (with full Scriptural Proofs)

     "The Heidelberg Catechism and the Catechist's Assistant"

    Heidelberg Catechism website

    The Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism

     Heidelberg Catechism audio:
    • URC Learning version here.
    •  RCUS version here voiced by George Syms.
    • archive.org version voiced by Wes Bredenhof here 





    Links to audio of Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, the Canons of Dort, Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athansian Creed and the Chalcedonian Creed

    Reformed Confessions & Catechisms

    Westminster Standards & Three Forms Of Unity Study Resources
    Are the "New Perspective on Paul" and the "Federal Vision" contrary to the Reformed Confessions and the Bible?

    Ecclesiastical reports and statements



















     







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