Chapter 8: Of Christ the Mediator, para 1 1._____ It pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, his only begotten Son, according to the covenant made between them both, to be the mediator between God and man; the prophet, priest, and king; head and saviour of the church, the heir … Continue reading A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.16: The Covenant of Redemption and Christ’s Election as Mediator
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A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.14: Introduction to Chapter 7 and 1689 Covenantal Theology
Chapter 7: Of God's Covenant 1._____ The distance between God and the creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience to him as their creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of life but by some voluntary condescension on God's part, which he hath been pleased to express by way … Continue reading A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.14: Introduction to Chapter 7 and 1689 Covenantal Theology
A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.11: The Creation of Man
Chapter 4: Of Creation, para. 2-3 2._____ After God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal souls, rendering them fit unto that life to God for which they were created; being made after the image of God, in knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness; having the law of … Continue reading A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.11: The Creation of Man
A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.10: The Literal Nature of Creation
Chapter 4: Of Creation, para. 1 1._____ In the beginning it pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, to create or make the world, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days, and all very … Continue reading A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.10: The Literal Nature of Creation
A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.9: God’s Decree of Predestination to Life
Chapter 3: Of God’s Decree, paras. 3-7 3._____ By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated, or foreordained to eternal life through Jesus Christ, to the praise of his glorious grace; others being left to act in their sin to their just condemnation, to the praise … Continue reading A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.9: God’s Decree of Predestination to Life
A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.7: The Trinity
Chapter 2: Of God and of the Holy Trinity, para. 3 3._____ In this divine and infinite Being there are three subsistences, the Father, the Word or Son, and Holy Spirit, of one substance, power, and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided: the Father is of none, neither begotten nor … Continue reading A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.7: The Trinity
A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.4: The Clarity, Availability, and Finality of Scripture
Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures, Paragraphs 7-10 7._____All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all; yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, … Continue reading A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.4: The Clarity, Availability, and Finality of Scripture
A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.3: The Sufficiency of the Scriptures
Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures, Paragraph 6 6._____The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man's salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down or necessarily contained in the Holy Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelation of the Spirit, … Continue reading A Walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession, pt.3: The Sufficiency of the Scriptures
The Ramblings of a Young Minister 