What Do Presbyterians Believe?

by Gordon H. Clark

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940931605
• ISBN13: 9780940931602
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: P & R Publishing
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

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What presbyterians have historically believed

The Westminster Confession of Faith once provided readers with clear summary statements of what all presbyterians believed the Bible taught. By the middle of the 20th century that certainly had become less so. For some presbyterians, the WCF's concepts became only an option among many they were willing to tolerate if not accept. What presbyterians once believed had no more than historical interest and surely no authority. But what did several hundred year's of presbyterians believe? How come some presbyterian churches even today claim that heritage? What leads these people to insist that the WCF remains one of the clearest statements of the Bible's teaching? What do these presbyterians and presbyterians of history believe? Of what value is a confession of faith, anyway? Dr Gordon Clark, a theologically-trained and aware eyewitness to most of the changes of presbyterianism in the 20th century, answers those questions. Originally appearing as a series of articles in "The Southern Presbyterian Journal", his expostion got such an excellent reception that people decided to publish it in book form. The resultant book gives a very readable but nonetheless quite thorough expostion of the WCF. Filled with illustrations and anecdotes, it serves as an excellent study aid for not only the WCF but Bible truths the confession comments on. The book, along with G. I. Williamson's commentary on the WCF, should be part of the library of nearly any Bible-believing presbyterian elder.