Harmony of the Standards

Each chapter of the Confession of Faith, with the questions of the Larger and Shorter Catechisms that treat the same subject. It is a study table prepared by this site, not a document of the Assembly: the correspondences are by subject and do not claim to be exhaustive.

1. Of the Holy Scripture: Westminster Larger Catechism: 2, 3, 4, 5; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 2, 3
2. Of God, and of the Holy Trinity: Westminster Larger Catechism: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 4, 5, 6
3. Of God’s Eternal Decree: Westminster Larger Catechism: 12, 13, 14; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 7, 8
4. Of Creation: Westminster Larger Catechism: 15, 16, 17; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 9, 10
5. Of Providence: Westminster Larger Catechism: 18, 19, 20; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 11, 12
6. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof: Westminster Larger Catechism: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 150, 151, 152; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 83, 84
7. Of God’s Covenant with Man: Westminster Larger Catechism: 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 12, 20
8. Of Christ the Mediator: Westminster Larger Catechism: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
9. Of Free Will: Westminster Larger Catechism: 17, 21, 25, 67, 149; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 13, 18, 31, 82
10. Of Effectual Calling: Westminster Larger Catechism: 58, 59, 60, 61, 66, 67, 68, 69; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 29, 30, 31, 32
11. Of Justification: Westminster Larger Catechism: 70, 71, 72, 73, 77; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 33
12. Of Adoption: Westminster Larger Catechism: 74; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 34
13. Of Sanctification: Westminster Larger Catechism: 75, 77, 78; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 35
14. Of Saving Faith: Westminster Larger Catechism: 72, 73, 153; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 85, 86
15. Of Repentance unto Life: Westminster Larger Catechism: 76, 153; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 85, 87
16. Of Good Works: Westminster Larger Catechism: 78, 149; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 82
17. Of the Perseverance of the Saints: Westminster Larger Catechism: 79; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 36
18. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation: Westminster Larger Catechism: 80, 81; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 36
19. Of the Law of God: Westminster Larger Catechism: 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81
20. Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience: Westminster Larger Catechism: —; Westminster Shorter Catechism: —
21. Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day: Westminster Larger Catechism: 107, 108, 109, 110, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 49, 50, 51, 52, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 88, 89, 90, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107
22. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows: Westminster Larger Catechism: 111, 112, 113, 114; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 53, 54, 55, 56
23. Of the Civil Magistrate: Westminster Larger Catechism: 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 63, 64, 65, 66
24. Of Marriage and Divorce: Westminster Larger Catechism: 137, 138, 139; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 70, 71, 72
25. Of the Church: Westminster Larger Catechism: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65; Westminster Shorter Catechism: —
26. Of the Communion of Saints: Westminster Larger Catechism: 65, 66, 69, 82, 83, 86; Westminster Shorter Catechism: —
27. Of the Sacraments: Westminster Larger Catechism: 161, 162, 163, 164, 176, 177; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 91, 92, 93
28. Of Baptism: Westminster Larger Catechism: 165, 166, 167, 176, 177; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 94, 95
29. Of the Lord’s Supper: Westminster Larger Catechism: 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 96, 97
30. Of Church Censures: Westminster Larger Catechism: 45, 173; Westminster Shorter Catechism: —
31. Of Synods and Councils: Westminster Larger Catechism: —; Westminster Shorter Catechism: —
32. Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead: Westminster Larger Catechism: 84, 85, 86, 87; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 37, 38
33. Of the Last Judgment: Westminster Larger Catechism: 88, 89, 90; Westminster Shorter Catechism: 38