A New Exposition of The London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689

Rob Ventura, General Editor

Copyright © Rob Ventura 2022

Hardback

ISBN 978-1-5271-0890-5

Ebook

ISBN 978-1-5271-0980-3

Published in 2022

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Christian Focus Publications Ltd.,

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CONTENTS

EDITOR’S PREFACE

EDITOR’S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

INTRODUCTION

A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

LETTER TO THE READER

CHAPTER 1 OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

CHAPTER 2 OF GOD AND THE HOLY TRINITY

CHAPTER 3 OF GOD’S DECREE

CHAPTER 4 OF CREATION

CHAPTER 5 OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE

CHAPTER 6 OF THE FALL OF MAN, OF SIN, AND OF THE PUNISHMENT THEREOF

CHAPTER 7 OF GOD’S COVENANT

CHAPTER 8 OF CHRIST THE MEDIATOR

CHAPTER 9 OF FREE WILL

CHAPTER 10 OF EFFECTUAL CALLING

CHAPTER 11 OF JUSTIFICATION

CHAPTER 12 OF ADOPTION

CHAPTER 13 OF SANCTIFICATION

CHAPTER 14 OF SAVING FAITH

CHAPTER 15 OF REPENTENCE UNTO LIFE AND SALVATION

CHAPTER 16 OF GOOD WORKS

CHAPTER 17 OF THE PERSERVERANCE OF THE SAINTS

CHAPTER 18 OF THE ASSURANCE OF GRACE AND SALVATION

CHAPTER 19 OF THE LAW OF GOD

CHAPTER 20 OF THE GOSPEL, AND THE EXTENT OF THE GRACE THEREOF

CHAPTER 21 OF CHRISTIAN LIBERTY AND LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE

CHAPTER 22 OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP AND THE SABBATH DAY

CHAPTER 23 OF LAWFUL OATHS AND VOWS

CHAPTER 24 OF THE CIVIL MAGISTRATE

CHAPTER 25 OF MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 26 OF THE CHURCH

CHAPTER 27 OF THE COMMUNICATION OF THE SAINTS

CHAPTER 28 OF BAPTISM AND THE LORD’S SUPPER

CHAPTER 29 OF BAPTISM

CHAPTER 30 OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

CHAPTER 31 OF THE STATE OF MAN AFTER DEATH, AND OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD

CHAPTER 32 OF THE LAST JUDGMENT

NAME INDEX

SCRIPTURE INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

EDITOR’S PREFACE

It has been correctly said that true Christianity “is confessional Christianity,” and that a church with “a little creed is a church with a little life.”1 The true church has always confessed her faith openly for there is a “faith which is once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). As Christians, we should never be ashamed of this fact. Sadly, there is a motto which is proclaimed by some professed believers which says, “No creed but the Bible.” The problem with such a slogan is that it completely cuts people off from the body of instruction that God has so wonderfully given to the churches by means of gospel teachers throughout the centuries (cf. Eph. 4:11, 12). Such a notion, if embraced, leaves an individual with only what one particular group believes and teaches. This is dangerous and has resulted in ...

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About A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689

For centuries, Baptists have published confessions of faith as formal statements of their beliefs. Chief among these is the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. This doctrinal statement is a spiritual treasure trove worthy of our fresh attention. In this new study, more than twenty contributors unpack its timeless biblical truths, ‘things which are most surely believed among us’ (Luke 1:1). Our prayer is that the Lord will use this volume to richly edify and sanctify His people worldwide, and to assist the churches in pursuing biblical holiness and doctrinal purity. May these labors send God’s people back again and again to the Bible, which is—as the confession states—the ‘only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience’ (1.1).

Includes contributions from:

• Earl M. Blackburn

• Brian Borgman

• Dave Chanski

• David Charles

• Jason Ching

• Victor Claudio

• Jim Domm

• Gary Hendrix

• Steven Hofmaier

• Jeff Johnson

• Mitch Lush

• Lee McKinnon

• John Price

• Mike Renihan

• John Reuther

• Mark Sarver

• James Savastio

• Jeffery Smith

• Rob Ventura

• Calvin Walden

• Sam Waldron

• Austin Walker

• Jeremy Walker

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