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18 Acts 6:3,5,6, Paragraph 10. After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female,4 with reasonable and immortal souls,5 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;6 having the law of God written in their hearts,7 and power to fulfill it, and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own will, which was subject to change.8 9:13,16; Eph. 2:6-8, Paragraph 8. Although raised in baptistic circles—Bible Church and EFCA—I came to biblical convictions that nowhere did the Scriptures teach that baptism was primarily a testimony of a believer’s personal faith, but it was rather a testimony of God’s grace. 51, Matt. .”, Paragraph 1.  The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience,1 although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; yet they are not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and His will which is necessary unto salvation.2  Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times and in diversified manners to reveal Himself, and to declare (that) His will unto His church;3 and afterward for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan, and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing; which makes the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary, those former ways of God's revealing His will unto His people being now completed.4 1:4 122:6 26:26,27. 15. God the good Creator of all things, in His infinite power and wisdom does uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures and things,1 from the greatest even to the least,2 by His most wise and holy providence, to the end for the which they were created, according unto His infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of His own will; to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, infinite goodness, and mercy.3 4:2; Luke 8:18 1:18,19; Isa. 3:2 3:5; Phil. 7 1 Cor. 14 1 Thess. 10:1; Col. 2:17 48:12 3 Heb. 11 John 7:38,39; Heb. 4 Heb. Of Saving Faith 4:13 6 2 Cor. 4 Jude 6, 7; 1 Peter 3:19; Luke 16:23,24, Paragraph 2. 6:4 7:29 5; Rev. The end of God's appointing this day, is for the manifestation of the glory of his mercy, in the eternal salvation of the elect; and of his justice, in the eternal damnation of the reprobate, who are wicked and disobedient;4 for then shall the righteous go into everlasting life, and receive that fulness of joy and glory with everlasting rewards, in the presence of the Lord; but the wicked, who do not know God, and do not obey the gospel of Jesus Christ, shall be cast aside into everlasting torments,5 and punished with everlasting destruction, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.6 9 Rom. Of Saving Faith. 5:10 24 2 Cor. 19:1, Paragraph 1. Baptism is the necessary result of saving faith. 107, Paragraph 6. Although God knoweth whatsoever may or can come to pass, upon all supposed conditions,5 yet hath He not decreed anything, because He foresaw it as future, or as that which would come to pass upon such conditions.6 God continues to forgive the sins of those that are justified,14 and although they can never fall from the state of justification,15 yet they may, by their sins, fall under God’s fatherly displeasure;16 and in that condition they usually do not have the light of his countenance restored to them, until  they humble themselves, beg pardon, and renew their faith and repentance.17 8 Eph. Of God and the Holy Trinity This was the Confession that the great Charles Sourgeon held to. 17 Rom. 25:21,34; 2 Tim. As we have noted, it is vital to affirm doctrinal truth, the faith once for all entrusted to the saints, and also to articulate my personal, experiential appropriation of that faith and transformation by that faith. This office of mediator between God and man is proper only to Christ, who is the prophet, priest, and king of the church of God; and may not be either in whole, or any part thereof, transferred from Him to any other.43 1:23 2:19; John 13:18, Paragraph 5. 1:5,6 10:14,17 9 Mark 13:35-37; Luke 12:35-40 10:19-21, Paragraph 2. 3 Luke 22:31,32, Paragraph 3. It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their consent;5 yet it is the duty of Christians to marry in the Lord;6 and therefore such as profess the true religion, should not marry with infidels, or idolaters; neither should such as are godly, be unequally yoked, by marrying with such as are wicked in their life, or maintain damnable heresy.7 Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those who are justified; and did, by the sacrifice of himself in the blood of his cross, undergoing in their stead the penalty due to them, make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to God’s justice in their behalf;8 yet, in as much as he was given by the Father for them, and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead, and both freely, not for anything in them,9 their justification is only of free grace, that both the exact justice and rich grace of God might be glorified in the justification of sinners.10 The Confession itself was first compiled by the Elders and Brethren of many congregations of Christians, baptized upon their profession of faith, in London and the country (as they then described themselves) in the year 1677. 26 Rev. Then he said, “Go into the world. We’ve already seen this. 17 John 1:14 3 Rom. 18 1 Thess. 10 John 6:45; 1 Cor. Whether or not one agrees with the view (and similar in the reverse which explains your comment), it is a good articulation of the view. 19 Matt. Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom and power to will and to do that which was good and well-pleasing to God,2 but yet was unstable, so that he might fall from it.3 2:5, Paragraph 10. 6:14 5:1,6,8; Phil. 3 Rom. If you think it would be helpful to those in the EFCA to understand a biblical defense and pastoral practice of paedo-baptism, especially from a former EFCAer, please share. 8 John 16:13,14; 1 Cor. 4:22-24, Paragraph 1. So here … Editor's note: The Scripture links used in this on-line publication of the 1689 London Baptist Confession are to the WWW Bible Gateway at Gospelcom.net.Our thanks to GospelCom for making this valuable resource available on the "Net". Pages 17. 2 Rev. 9 Rom. After all, confession is not a condition of salvation, per se. 25 Matt. 19 Matt. Christ, in the work of mediation, acts according to both natures, by each nature doing that which is proper to itself; yet by reason of the unity of the person, that which is proper to one nature is sometimes in Scripture, attributed to the person denominated by the other nature.37 A majority understand the Lord’s Supper as a memorial (64%), while a number embrace the spiritual presence view (26%), Text formatting is available via select HTML. To all those for whom Christ has obtained eternal redemption, He does certainly and effectually apply and communicate the same, making intercession for them;38 uniting them to Himself by His Spirit, revealing to them, in and by His Word, the mystery of salvation, persuading them to believe and obey,39 governing their hearts by His Word and Spirit,40 and overcoming all their enemies by His almighty power and wisdom,41 in such manner and ways as are most consonant to His wonderful and unsearchable dispensation; and all of free and absolute grace, without any condition foreseen in them to procure it.42 4 Num. 8:28 11 2 Cor. 8:1, 10:4 3 Gen. 3:6, Paragraph 3. 6:11,12; Isa. 21 Matt. 5 Prov. Worthy receivers, outwardly partaking of the visible elements in this ordinance, do then also inwardly by faith, really and indeed, yet not carnally and corporally, but spiritually receive, and feed upon Christ crucified, and all the benefits of his death; the body and blood of Christ being then not corporally or carnally, but spiritually present to the faith of believers in that ordinance, as the elements themselves are to their outward senses.11 4 Acts 2:23 1689 Baptist Confession. 15 Rom. 10 2 Tim. 6 2 Pet. 11:32 Jesus’ baptism can be seen in the light of this pledge. 23 1 Tim. Works done by unregenerate men, although for the matter of them they may things which God commands, and of good use both to themselves and to others;19 yet because they proceed not from a heart purified by faith,20 nor are done in a right manner according to the Word,21 nor to a right end, the glory of God,22 they are therfore sinful, and cannot please God, nor make a man meet to receive the grace from God,23 and yet their neglect fo them is more sinful and displeasing to God.24 8 2 Thess. 6:17,18 It is lawful for Christians to accept and execute the office of a magistrate when called thereunto; in the management whereof, as they ought especially to maintain justice and peace,2 according to the wholesome laws of each kingdom and commonwealth, so for that end they may lawfully now, under the New Testament, wage war upon just and necessary occasions.3 10 Gen. 1:26,28, Paragraph 1. 11 Rom. 10 Rom. 7 Acts 17:31 Jun 1 Of the Holy Scriptures Brian Malcolm. 1 Jer. Neither are the aforementioned uses of the law contrary to the grace of the Gospel, but do sweetly comply with it,16 the Spirit of Christ subduing and enabling the will of man to do that freely and cheerfully which the will of God, revealed in the law, requires to be done.17 It was a Calvinistic confession that differed with the other Calvinistis confessions over believers baptism and the Lord’s Supper. 2:18,21, Paragraph 1. I've been teaching through the gospel of Matthew and a few weeks ago I reached chapter 3. 18:15-17; Eph. 5:21 4 Acts 24:14 8:3; Mark 16:15,16; John 3:16; Whereas there is none that does good and does not sin,2 and the best of men may, through the power and deceitfulness of their corruption dwelling in them, with the prevalency of temptation, fall in to great sins and provocations; God has, in the covenant of grace, mercifully provided that believers so sinning and falling be renewed through repentance unto salvation.3 5 Heb. The Son of God, the second person in the Holy Trinity, being very and eternal God, the brightness of the Father's glory, of one substance and equal with Him who made the world, who upholds and governs all things He has made, did, when the fullness of time was complete, take upon Him man's nature, with all the essential properties and common infirmities of it,9 yet without sin;10 being conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary, the Holy Spirit coming down upon her: and the power of the Most High overshadowing her; and so was made of a woman of the tribe of Judah, of the seed of Abraham and David according to the Scriptures;11 so that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures were inseparably joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion; which person is very God and very man, yet one Christ, the only mediator between God and man.12 10 Heb. 2:14,15; 1 Thess. 119:6,128, Paragraph 4. Confessions of Faith are considered to be in essential harmony and all agree on Calvinistic soteriology. 20 1 Cor. 8:6 19 Ps. 5:6, 8:7 Of Repentance unto Life and Salvation This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion grounded upon a fallible hope, but an infallible assurance of faith,4 founded on the blood and righteousness of Christ revealed in the Gospel;5 and also upon the inward evidence of those graces of the Spirit unto which promises are made,6 and on the testimony of the Spirit of adoption, witnessing with our spirits that we are the children of God;7 and, as a fruit thereof, keeping the heart both humble and holy.8 It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk … 4 Rom. 18 Matt. Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife,2 for the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue,3 and the preventing of uncleanness.4 Just as Mark 16:16 teaches that belief and baptism are essential to salvation, and Acts 2:38 teaches that repentance and baptism are for (unto) remission of sins, so Romans 10:9,10 teaches that faith and confession are necessary to salvation. 7:23; Matt. 2:13; 1 John 5:9, Paragraph 5. 4 Ps. 14 Rom. By Hans-Jurgen Goertz. 8 Eph. 21 Luke 10:20, Paragraph 1. 9 Acts 3:21; Luke 14:6,39 15 Ps. 7 2 Pet. 42:1; 1 Pet. 11:33 12 Prov. 3 Gen. 1:28 Such is the provision which God has made through Christ in the covenant of grace for the preservation of believers unto salvation, that although there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation,8 yet there is no sin so great that it shall bring damnation to them that repent,9 which makes the constant preaching of repentance necessary. Although the price of redemption was not actually paid by Christ until after His incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefit thereof were communicated to the elect in all ages, successively from the beginning of the world, in and by those promises, types, and sacrifices wherein He was revealed, and signified to be the seed which should bruise the serpent's head;34 and the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world,35 being the same yesterday, and today and for ever.36 The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith in Modern English. Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Rewritten in modern English by Andrew Kerkham 1st ed. 1:10 1:1      Be not ashamed of your faith; remember it is the ancient gospel of the martyrs, confessors, reformers, and saints.  Above all, it is the truth of God, against which all the gates of Hell cannot prevail.  Let your lives adorn your faith, let your example adorn your creed.  Above all live in Christ Jesus, and walk in Him, giving credence to no teaching but that which is manifestly approved of Him, and owned by the Holy Spirit.  Cleave fast to the Word of God which is here mapped out for you.’  This new edition of the Confession is sent out as a private venture by a small group of Baptists who are convinced that it has a message for this generation and believe its publication to be long overdue.  They hope it will achieve a wide circulation among the churches, and receive the close study which they believe it will richly repay. 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