Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF
Chapter 25: Of the Church
The visible church, which is also catholick or universal under the gospel, (not confined to one nation, as before under the law) consists of all those throughout the world, that profess the true religion, together, with their children; and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the house and family of God, out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 25.2
The visible church, which is also catholick or universal under the gospel, (not confined to one nation, as before under the law) consists of all those throughout the world, that profess the true religion, and, of together, with their children; and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the house and family of God, out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 25.2
The Visible Church, which is also Catholique or Universal, under the Gospel (not confined to one Nation, as before, under the Law) consists of all those, throughout the World, that profess the true Religion; and, of their Children: and is, the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the House and Family of God, out of which, there is no ordinary possibility of Salvation.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 25.2
The visible church, which is also catholick or universal under the gospel, (not confined to one nation, as before under the law) consists of all those throughout the world, that profess the true religion, together, with their children; and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the house and family of God, out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation.
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 25.2, which this paragraph revises
Doth the Catholick, or Universal Church which is invisible, consist of the whole number of Elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one under Christ, the head…
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 25.2, which this paragraph revises
The word church (kirk) is from the Greek kuriake, and means the Lord’s house. This corresponds with the expression in the close of the second section. These sections treat of the…
