The Theology of the Westminster Standards: Historical Context and Theological Insights (Biblia.com)

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For centuries, countless Christians have turned to the Westminster Standards for insights into the Christian faith. These renowned documents—first published in the middle of the 17th century—are widely regarded as some of the most beautifully written summaries of the Bible’s teaching ever produced. Church historian John Fesko walks readers through the background and theology of the Westminster...

Confession teaches baptismal regeneration.”56 However, this is a misreading of the Standards because such a conclusion fails to define properly baptismal regeneration or consider the broader statement regarding the sacraments being effectual means of salvation, not justification. Nowhere do the Standards state that a person is regenerated by baptism. In fact, a key tenet of the Roman Catholic understanding of baptism is that the administration of the rite ex opere operato regenerates the adult and

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