Paragraph 15.4
Chapter 15: Of Repentance unto Life
As there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation; so there is no sin so great, that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 15.4
No change, but in spelling and punctuation.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 15.4
As there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation; so there is no sin so great, that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 15.4
As there is no sin so small, but it deserves damnation; so there is no sin so great, that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 15.4
As there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation; so there is no sin so great, that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent.
Commentaries (2)
David Dickson, 1684, Truths Victory over Error
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 15.4, which this paragraph revises
Is Repentance unto life, an Evangelical Grace, the Doctrine whereof is to be preached by every Minister of the Gospel; as well as that of Faith in Christ? Yes. Doth a sinner.…
David Dickson’s text
John Macpherson, 1881, The Westminster Confession of Faith, with Introduction and Notes
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 15.4, which this paragraph revises
In the statement of this section we have a preservative against frivolity and hopelessness in view of our sins. What an old divine said of the story of the penitent thief, may be…
John Macpherson’s text