What’s the Difference Between the Westminster Confession of Faith and the London Baptist Confession 1689?

On December 17, 2011 · 2 Comments

The London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) derives much of its wording from the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646). Have you ever wondered just where and how they differ from one another? James Anderson has created a great tabular comparison of the two confessions. Regarding the layout of the comparison, Anderson explains:

  • Major differences in wording (e.g., whole sentences or phrases not found in the other confession) are highlighted in red.
  • Minor differences in wording (e.g., additional words or alternative phrasings) are highlighted in blue.
  • Trivial differences (e.g., ‘to’ versus ‘unto’, capitalization, punctuation) are not highlighted.

Note: The line between ‘major’ and ‘minor’ differences is a fine one and in some cases I’ve had to make a somewhat subjective judgement about the significance of certain points of divergence.

Joshua

I am a disciple of the risen Christ Jesus, husband to Libby, full-time student at Louisiana College, part-time blogger at thedailybleat.com and canoniblog.wordpress.com, and future seminarian.

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  • http://onepilgrimsprogress.wordpress.com/ Chris Poe

    That is a good comparison and I’ve visited the site often over the past several years. Here’s the fullest comparison that includes the Congregationalist Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order. http://www.proginosko.com/docs/wcf_sdfo_lbcf.html You’ll see that the LBCF is even closer to the Savoy, a document that isn’t thought of much today due to the very small number of folks that would identify with it.

    • Joshua

      Thanks for the link Chris! It is even more interesting with the SDFO in the comparison. I love reading confessions, especially in light of one another.