Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 26
Of the Communion of Saints
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1. All Saints, that are united to Jesus Christ their Head, by his Spirit, and by faith, have fellowship with him in his graces, sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory:a And, being united to one another in love, they have communion in each others gifts and graces,b and are obliged to the performance of such duties, publique and private, as do conduce to their mutual good, both in the inward and outward man.c
Proofs
Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.
- a1 John 1:3; Ephesians 3:16–19; John 1:16; Ephesians 2:5–6; Philippians 3:10; Romans 6:5–6; 2 Timothy 2:12
- bEphesians 4:15; Ephesians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Corinthians 3:21–23; Colossians 2:19
- c1 Thessalonians 5:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; Romans 1:11–12; Romans 1:14; 1 John 3:16–18; Galatians 6:10
Commentary
- David Dickson, Truths Victory over Error (1684), on 26.1, 26.2, 26.3
Related texts
- Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized, 1646) 26.1
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing, 1677) 27.1
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 27.1
- Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 27.1
Side by side, with what differs marked: Westminster, Savoy and the 1689 · Westminster and the 1689
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