the westminster shorter catechism
21The Larger Catechism — Catechism Cat e*chism ( k[i^]z m), n. [L. catechismus, fr. Gr. See {Catechise}.] 1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers. [1913 Webster] 2. A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to …
22Westminster Synode — (Westminster Assembly of Divines), eine Synode, welche von dem Langen Parlament zur Neuorganisirung des ganzen Englischen Kirchenwesens auf streng puritanischer Basis berufen wurde. Sie bestand aus 121 Geistlichen aus den verschiedenen… …
23Westminster Catechism — ▪ religion either of two works, the Larger Westminster Catechism and the Shorter Westminster Catechism, used by English speaking Presbyterians and by some Congregationalists and Baptists. Written by the Westminster Assembly, which met… …
24catechism — catechismal, adj. /kat i kiz euhm/, n. 1. Eccles. a. an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of the Christian religion, esp. as maintained by a particular church, in the form of questions and answers. b. the contents of such a… …
25Westminster Confession — As Puritan s rose to power in England in the 17th century, Parliament called a group of Puritan clergy to Westminster Abbey to make proposals for the further reform of the Church of England. The group met from 1643 to 1648 and produced a… …
26Westminster Assembly — Assembly As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for… …
27Heidelberg Catechism — The Heidelberg Catechism is a Protestant confessional document taking the form of a series of questions and answers, for use in teaching Reformed Christian doctrine. It has been translated into many languages and is regarded as one of the most… …
28Presbyterian Church in the United States of America — Infobox Christian denomination name = Presbyterian Church in the United States of America caption = main classification = Protestant orientation = Calvinist founder = John Witherspoon founded date = 1789 founded place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania …
29Sex in the Bible — Sex occurs frequently in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, with extensive laws regulating it.Biblical References*Ham s actions in Genesis 9:20 25, are debated upon because of the vagueness of the script, but some interpret it as Ham doing… …
30Internal consistency of the Bible — An American family Bible dating to 1859. The question of the internal consistency of the Bible concerns the coherence and textual integrity of the Biblical scriptures. This has long been an issue for Christians and Jews, who consider the Bible… …
