Resources

The Westminster Confession of Faith by the Westminster Divines

The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly by Chad Van Dixhoorn (ed)

Reformed Confessions Harmonized by Joel Beeke and Sinclair Ferguson

Westminster Skeletons by David Murray


Commentaries and Expositions

Presbyterian Standards by Francis Beattie

To Glorify and Enjoy God by John Carson

Truth’s Victory Over Error by David Dickson

The Westminster Confession: A Commentary by A.A. Hodge

Theology of the Westminster Symbols by Edward D. Morris

The Westminster Confession of Faith Study Book by Joseph Pipa

The Reformed Faith by Robert Shaw

Faith of Our Fathers by Wayne Spear

Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul

Confessing the Faith by Chad VanDixhoorn

A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson

The Westminster Confession of Faith For Study Classes by G.I. Williamson


Theological

Recovering the Reformed Confession by R.S. Clark

The Westminster Confession Into the 21st Century by J. Ligon Duncan (ed)

The Theology of the Westminster Standards by John Fekso

One Being Presbyterian by Sean Michael Lucas

 

Historical

Descriptions of the Westminster Assembly by Robert Baillie

The Everyday Work of the Westminster Assembly by S.W. Carruthers

History of the Westminster Assembly of Divines by William Hetherington

The Westminster Assembly: Reading its Theology in Historical Context by Robert Letham

“A History of the Westminster Assembly” by C. Matthew McMahon

“The Calling of the Westminster Assembly” by John Murray

Memoirs of the Westminster Divines by James Reid

“The Westminster Assembly of Divines” by William Symington

The Westminster Assembly and its Work by B.B. Warfield

 

Confessionalism

The Discretionary Power of the Church by John L. Girardeau

The Practice of Confessional Subscription by David Hall (ed)

Christian Symbolics by E.H. Klotsche

“The Confession Church” by Joseph Pipa

The Creedal Imperative by Carl Trueman

“Why Christians Need Creeds” by Carl Trueman

 

Chapter 1: Holy Scripture

An Examination of the Council of Trent by Martin Chemnitz

Disputations on Holy Scripture by William Whitaker

Taking God At His Word by Kevin DeYoung

Thy Word is Truth by E.J. Young

Thy Word is Still Truth ed Peter Lillback

From the Mouth of God by Sinclair Ferguson

The Final Word by O Palmer Robertson

 

Chapter 2: Of God, and of the Holy Trinity

The Trinity by Saint Augustine

“Appreciating the Trinity” by Kyle Borg

The Trinity and the Covenant of Redemption by JV Fesko

Paul and the Trinity by Wesley Hill

The Quest for the Trinity by Stephen Holmes

The Holy Trinity by Robert Letham

Is the Trinity Practical? by Ryan McGraw

Knowing the Trinity by Ryan McGraw

Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves

The Essential Trinity by Carl Trueman and Brandon Crowe

“Calvin’s Doctrine of the Trinity” by BB Warfield

 

Chapter 3: Of God’s Eternal Decree

The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination by Lorraine Boettner

Concerning the Eternal Predestination of God by John Calvin

Teaching Predestination by David Kranendonk

Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray

Election and Free Will by Robert Peterson

What are Election and Predestination by Richard Phillips

Christ and the Decree by Richard Muller

Divine Will and Human Choice by Richard Muller

The Death of Christ by John Owen (volume 10 of Works)

Some Thoughts on Predestination” by BB Warfield

 

Chapter 4: Of Creation

Created in God’s Image by Anthony Hoekema

Man: The Image of God by G.C. Berkouwer

The Christian View of Man by J. Gresham Machen

Creation and Change: Genesis 1.1-2.4 in the Light of Changing Scientific Paradigms
by Douglas Kelly

Bones of Contention: A Creationist Assessment of Human Fossils by Marvin Lubenow

Biological Information: New Perspectives by Robert J Marks et al

Genesis for Today by Andy McIntosh

The Young Earth by John Morris

Should Christians Embrace Evolution? by Norman Nevin (ed)

Genetic Entropy Mystery of the Genome by John Sanford

Earth’s Catastrophic Past: Geology, Creation, and the Flood by Andrew Snelling

Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth: Creationist Research by Larry Vardiman (ed)

“Report of the Committee to Study Views of Creation” by Orthodox Presbyterian Church

“Answers Research Journal” by Answers in Genesis

 

Chapter 5: Of Providence

The Providence of God by GK Berkouwer

Divine Providence by Stephen Charnock

The Mystery of Providence by John Flavel

The Providence of God by Paul Helm

The Secret Providence of God by Paul Helm

Behind a Frowning Providence by John J Murray

Jehovah-Jireh: A Treatise on Providence by William Plumer

Providence Handled Practically by Obadiah Sedgwick

What is Providence? by Derek Thomas

On Providence by Ulrich Zwingli

 

Chapter 6: Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment Thereof

Studies in Dogmatics: Sin by GK Berkouwer

Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges

Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks

The Enemy Within by Kris Lundgaard

The Imputation of Adam’s Sin by John Murray

Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen

Indwelling Sin in Believers by John Owen

The Mortification of Sin by John Owen

Adam, The Fall, And Original Sin by Michael Reeves

The Sinfulness of Sin by Ralph Venning

 

Chapter 7: Of God’s Covenant With Man

A Treatise on the Covenant of Grace by John Ball

The True Bounds of Christian Freedom by Samuel Bolton

A View of the Covenant of Grace by Thomas Boston

The Doctrine of the Covenant and Testament of God by Johannes Cocceius

The Law is Not of Faith ed by Bryan Estelle

Covenant Theology by Peter Golding

The Covenant of Grace by Matthew Henry

Introducing Covenant Theology by Michael Horton

Covenant of Grace by John Murray

The Great Mystery of the Covenant of Grace by Samuel Petto

Christ of the Covenants by O Palmer Robertson

The Covenant of Life Opened by Samuel Rutherford

A Discourse of the Two Covenants by William Strong

Christ and Covenant Theology by Cornelis Venema

The Covenant of Grace by JG Vos

The Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man by Herman Witsius

 

Chapter 8: On Christ the Mediator

The Person of Christ by GC Berkouwer

Jesus the Son of God by DA Carson

The Two Natures of Christ by Martin Chemnitz

The Word Enfleshed by Oliver Crisp

The Christology of John Owen by Richard Daniels

What is the Incarnation by William Evans

The Son of God and New Creation by Graeme Goldsworthy

Christ Set Forth and the Heart of Christ in Heaven  by Thomas Goodwin

The God Who Became Human by Cole Graham

The Christian’s Pocket Guide to Jesus Christ by Mark Jones

The Virgin Birth by J Gresham Machen

The Person of Christ by Donald MacLeod

The Glory of Christ by John Owen

The Person of Christ by John Owen

Dialogue on the Two Natures of Christ by Peter Martyr Vermigli

The Lord of Glory by BB Warfield

God the Son Incarnate by Stephen Wellum

 

Chapter 9: Of Free Will

Human Nature in its Fourfold State by Thomas Boston

The Bondage and Liberation of the Will by John Calvin

The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther

Divine Will and Human Choice by Richard Muller

Election and Freewill by Robert Peterson

Willing to Believe by RC Sproul


Chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling

What is Regeneration? by Matthew Barrett

Saved by Grace by Herman Bavinck

A Treatise on Regeneration by Peter Van Mastricht

Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray

Regeneration by JC Ryle

“Salvation of Infants Who Die” by Orthodox Presbyterian Church

 

Chapter 11: Of Justification

The Doctrine of Justification by James Buchanan

Cracking the Foundation: The New Perspective on Paul by Bob Cara

Justification by John Fesko

How Can Justification Make Me Joyful? by Danny Hyde

The Doctrine of Justification by Faith by John Owen

The Future of Justification by John Piper

Faith Alone by RC Sproul

Justification Vindicated by Robert Traill

Justification by Francis Turretin

Predestination and Justification by Peter Martyr Vermigli

Justification and the New Perspective on Paul by Guy Prentiss Waters

The Federal Vision and Covenant Theology by Guy Prentiss Waters

Chapter 11: Of Sanctification

The Holy War by John Bunyan

The Hole in Our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung

The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson

A Treatise on Sanctification by James Fraser

The Enemy Within by Kris Lundgaard

The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification by Walter Marshall

Temptation and Sin by John Owen

The Doctrine of Sanctification by AW Pink

Sanctification: Growing in Grace by Joseph Pipa

How Does Sanctification Work by David Powlison

Holiness by JC Ryle

 

 

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