Revision as of 2024 July
by Joshua Morrison
Presbyterian Licensure Prep 1: Doctrine
Reading List
Standards for Elder/Deacon
- 1 Timothy 3:1-13 (KJV)
- 2 Timothy 2:21-26 (KJV)
- Titus 1:6-16 (KJV)
- Westminster Larger Catechism 1
- Westminster Shorter Catechism 1
Westminster Standard
Ch. 1, Of the Holy Scriptures
- 2 Timothy 3:15-17 (KJV)
- 2 Peter 1:20-21 (KJV)
- Hebrews 1:1-2 (KJV)
- Westminster Confession of Faith, Ch. 1, Of the Holy Scriptures
- Westminster Larger Catechism 2-6
- Westminster Shorter Catechism 2-3 | The Westminster Confession of Faith: Edinburgh Edition
- The Collected Writings of James Henley Thornwell, Vol. 3: Theological and Controversial (Contains Thornwell’s helpful interactions with 19th Century Rationalism and Roman Catholicism on the Scriptures).
Ch. 2, Of God, and the Holy Trinity
- Matthew 28:19 (KJV)
- 1 John 5:6-8 (KJV)
- Westminster Confession of Faith, Ch. 2, Of God, and the Holy Trinity | The Westminster Confession of Faith: Edinburgh Edition
- Westminster Larger Catechism 7-11 | The Westminster Confession of Faith: Edinburgh Edition
- Westminster Shorter Catechism 4-6 | The Westminster Confession of Faith: Edinburgh Edition
Ch. 3, Of God’s Eternal Decree
Ch. 4, Of Creation
- Genesis 1-2 (KJV)
- John 1:1-5 (KJV)
- Westminster Confession of Faith, Ch. 4, Of Creation
Ch. 5, Of Providence
Ch. 6, Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
Ch. 7, Of God’s Covenant with Man
- Covenant of Works: Genesis 2:15-17 (KJV)
- Covenant w/ Adam: Genesis 3:15 (KJV)
- Covenant w/ Noah: Genesis 9 (KJV)
- Covenant w/ Abraham:
- Covenant w/ Moses:
- Covenant w/ David: 2 Samuel 7 (KJV)
- New Covenant: Jeremiah 31:31-34 (KJV)
- New Covenant: Luke 22:20 (KJV)
- New Covenant: Hebrews 8-10 (KJV)
- Westminster Confession of Faith, Ch. 7, Of God’s Covenant with Man
Ch. 8, Of Christ the Mediator
Ch. 9, Of Free Will
Ch. 10, Of Effectual Calling
Ch. 11, Of Justification
Ch. 12, Of Adoption
Ch. 13, Of Sanctification
Ch. 14, Of Saving Faith
Ch. 15, Of Repentance unto Life
Ch. 16, Of Good Works
Ch. 17, Of the Perseverance of the Saints
Ch. 18, Of Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Ch. 19, Of the Law of God
Ch. 20, Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
Ch. 21, Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath-day
Ch. 22, Of lawful Oaths and Vows
Ch. 23, Of the Civil Magistrate
Ch. 24, Of Marriage and Divorce
Ch. 25, Of the Church
Ch. 26, Of Communion of Saints
Ch. 27, Of the Sacraments
Ch. 28, Of Baptism
Ch. 29, Of the Lord’s Supper
Ch. 30, Of Church Censures
Ch. 31, Of Synods and Councils
Ch. 32, Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
Ch. 33, Of the Last Judgment
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