Professor of Old Testament Studies,
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
Pittsburgh, PA

Rev. C.J. Williams is Professor of Old Testament Studies at The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA. Rev. Williams was pastor of Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA) in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1998 to 2005.

Rev. Williams is a graduate of Covenant College (B.A., 1995), Reformed Presbyterian Seminary (M. Div., 1998), Siegal College of Judaic Studies (M.A., 2004), and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Baltimore Hebrew University, Baltimore, MD.

Rev. Williams has written “Good and Necessary Consequences in the Westminster Confession”, in The Faith Once Delivered: Celebrating the Legacy of Reformed Systematic Theology, Essays in Honor of Dr. Wayne Spear, and has contributed articles to the Covenanter Witness, including “Head Coverings: An Argument in Favor” and “Redeeming the Time”.

Lecture Title: Good and Necessary Consequence in the Westminster Confession

The Westminster Confession’s chapter On The Holy Scriptures asserts that all things necessary for faith and life are either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture. A significant aspect of the Confession’s doctrine of Scripture is the recognition that certain aspects of biblical truth can be, and were designed to be, deduced by good and necessary consequence. This lecture will explore the background, formulation, and application of this crucial provision.