Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 21
Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day
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5. The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear;a the sound Preachingb and Conscionable Hearing of the Word, in obedience unto God, with understanding, faith, and reverence;c singing of Psalms with grace in the heart;d as also, the due administration, and worthy receiving of the Sacraments instituted by Christ; are all, parts of the ordinary Religious Worship of God:e Beside Religious Oathes,f Vows,g Solemn Fastings,h and thanksgivings, upon special occasions,i which are, in their several times and seasons, to be used, in an holy and religious manner.j
Proofs
Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.
- aActs 15:21; Revelation 1:3
- b2 Timothy 4:2
- cJames 1:22; Acts 10:33; Matthew 11:19; Hebrews 4:2; Isaiah 66:2
- dColossians 3:16; Ephesians 5:19; James 5:13
- eMatthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23–29; Acts 2:42
- fDeuteronomy 6:13; Nehemiah 10:29
- gIsaiah 19:21; Ecclesiastes 5:4–5
- hJoel 2:12; Esther 4:16; Matthew 9:15; 1 Corinthians 7:5
- iPsalm 107; Esther 9:22
- jHebrews 12:28
Commentary
- David Dickson, Truths Victory over Error (1684), on 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8
Related texts
- Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized, 1646) 21.5
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing, 1677) 22.5
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 22.5
- Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 22.5
Side by side, with what differs marked: Westminster, Savoy and the 1689 · Westminster and the 1689
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