Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 20
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
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2. God alone is Lord of the Conscience,a and hath left it free from the Doctrines and Commandements of men, which are, in any thing contrary to his Word; or beside it, if matters of Faith, or Worship.b So that, to beleeve such Doctrines, or to obey such Commands, out of Conscience, is to betray true Liberty of Conscience:c and the requiring of an implicite Faith, and an absolute and blinde obedience, is, to destroy Liberty of Conscience, and Reason also.d
Proofs
Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.
- aJames 4:12; Romans 14:4
- bActs 4:19; Acts 5:29; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Matthew 23:8–10; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Matthew 15:9
- cColossians 2:20; Colossians 2:22–23; Galatians 1:10; Galatians 2:4–5; Galatians 5:1
- dRomans 10:17; Romans 14:23; Isaiah 8:20; Acts 17:11; John 4:22; Hosea 5:11; Revelation 13:12; Revelation 13:16–17; Jeremiah 8:9
Commentary
- David Dickson, Truths Victory over Error (1684), on 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4
Related texts
- Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized, 1646) 20.2
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing, 1677) 21.2
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 21.2
- Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 21.2
Side by side, with what differs marked: Westminster, Savoy and the 1689 · Westminster and the 1689
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