No, but it is useful for separating "strawman" allegations of what the Presbyterian/Reformed believe from what they ACTUALLY believe thus revealing a deliberately biased agenda to misrepresent what they believe.
FYI
The
Westminster Confession of Faith, or simply the
Westminster Confession, is a
Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646
Westminster Assembly as part of the
Westminster Standards to be a confession of the
Church of England, ~ WIKI
The Westminster Confession of Faith, drawn up in the 1640s by an assembly of 151 theologians (mostly
Presbyterians and
Puritans) at Westminster Abbey, is the standard of doctrine for the Church of Scotland and many Presbyterian churches throughout the world. Several other denominations, including Baptists and Congregationalists, have used adaptations of the Westminster Confession of Faith as a basis for their own doctrinal statements. In each case, the Westminster Confession is considered subordinate to the Bible.~ Got Questions
The Westminster Confession of Faith, drawn up in the 1640s by an assembly of 151 theologians (mostly
Presbyterians and
Puritans) at Westminster Abbey, is the standard of doctrine for the Church of Scotland and many Presbyterian churches throughout the world. Several other denominations, including Baptists and Congregationalists, have used adaptations of the Westminster Confession of Faith as a basis for their own doctrinal statements. In each case, the Westminster Confession is considered subordinate to the Bible.~ Got Questions
A learning point.
What is the Westminster Confession of Faith? Is the Westminster Confession of Faith a good summary of Christian doctrine? Are there any doctrinal problems with the Westminster Confession of Faith?
www.gotquestions.org
From about 1537 Protestant Reformed groups in Europe had seen the need to draw up their own formal doctrinal confessions.
This need arose in England after King Henry VIII broke with the Church of Rome in 1536 and the 1545 convening of the Council of Trent, which marked the beginning of today’s Roman Catholic Church. Under the rule of England’s Charles I, many Puritans in England dispersed, and civil war broke out in 1642. The Puritan parliament then called a church synod—the Westminster Assembly—to lay the foundation for a Reformed Church of England. The resulting document did not solve all the religious and political strife in England, but it did provide a brilliantly written and influential statement of biblical doctrine. The Westminster Confession of Faith is considered by many to be the best statement of systematic theology ever framed by the Christian church. As an attempt to “correctly handle the word of truth” (
2 Timothy 2:15), the Westminster Confession of Faith has stood the test of time and remains a prime doctrinal standard for Protestants and evangelicals everywhere.