The Westminster Assembly completed the Shorter Catechism in 1647.
The respected B.B. Warfield regarded this document as
"the most thoroughly thought-out statement ever penned of the elements of evangelical religion."


The Westminster Shorter Catechism with Proof Texts

The Westminster Shorter Catechism Read by Grover Gunn

Outline Summary of
and Thoughts on the
Westminster Shorter Catechism
by Grover Gunn

1A.	Introduction
	2A.	The Chief End of Man
	2B.	The Only Rule to Direct Us
1B.	What Man Is to Believe concerning God
	2A.	God's Being
	2B.	God's Decrees and Their Execution
		3A.	The Work of Creation
		3B.	The Works of Providence
			4A.	The Covenant of Life and Man's Fall into Sin and Misery
			4B.	The Covenant of Grace and the Elect's Redemption
				5A.	The Redeemer
				5B.	His Three Offices (Prophet, Priest and King) in Humiliation and Exaltation
				5C.	The Application of Redemption through Effectual Calling
					6A.	Justification
					6B.	Adoption
					6C.	Sanctification
					6D.	Several Benefits
						7A.	In This Life
						7B.	At Death
						7C.	At the Resurrection
1C.	What Duty God Requires of Man: Obedience to His Revealed Will
	2A.	The Moral Law as Summarily Comprehended in the Ten Commandments
		3A.	The Sum
		3B.	The Preface
		3C.	The Ten Commandments
	2B.	What God Requires that We Might Escape His Wrath and Curse Due to Us for Sin
		3A.	Faith in Jesus Christ
		3B.	Repentance unto Life
		3C.	The Diligent Use of the Ordinances
			4A.	The Word
			4B.	Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper
			4C.	Prayer
				5A.	The Preface of the Lord's Prayer
				5B.	The Six Petitions of the Lord's Prayer
				5C.	The Conclusion of the Lord's Prayer