A.D. 1646 · extended material

Westminster Confession

How does all of redemptive history — creation, fall, redemption — cohere as a single unified structure?

Historical Context

An English Civil War-era assembly, commissioned by Parliament, set out to reform the Church of England's doctrine.

Controversy

Competing Anglican, Presbyterian, and Independent visions of doctrine and church government all needed reconciling into one confession.

Confession / Clarification

Organizes redemptive history around a covenant of works with Adam and a covenant of grace fulfilled in Christ — full federal theology.

Downstream Influence

Federalism becomes the organizing key for the whole biblical story; Adam's and Christ's covenant headships are set as deliberate mirrors of one another.

Further Resources

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Primary source Read the Full Text → The complete Westminster Confession.

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