THE CONFESSION OF FAITH

After prayerfully waiting one year and three months, my husband and I are going to become members of our church soon. We are reading the "The Westminster Standards". I was going to type it out while I read it and post it, but I decided to write it out in my own words for a clear comprehension in and for my own heart.

Part 1 Chapter I

1. The Holy Scripture is most necessary for me to seek God's wisdom and power, for God to reveal himself to me as I read the Bible and meditate on His writings.
2. The Word of God is written in all the books of the Old and New Testaments.
All which are given by inspirations of God to be the rule of faith and life.
3. I must not seek any other books for authority.
4. The Holy Scriptures are our authority, only the Bible is divine inspiration.
5. I must practice reverence while reading the holy Scripture. My full assurance is in God's Word. It is my divine authority for my own heart.
6. Anything I may need for answers, are in God's Word. I must not add anything to the Scriptures. I must observed and apply the Word of God.
7. All things in the Scriptures are not all easy to understand, but what is clearly written, I must believe in them for my own salvation.
8.The Scriptures can give me hope. The Bible was written in Hebrew and Greek, being immediately inspired by God, and, by his singular care and providence, kept pure in all age of time.
9.If I find something that does not make sense of, I must keep searching in the Bible to make full sense of any Scripture, so I can understand more clearly.
10. I am to rest in the Scripture, do not seek no other than the Holy Spirit speaking to me in the Scripture. God will be my judge.