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Rejecting the Lord is not trivial. Those who worship idols become like them: blind, deaf, and bound for destruction. Without God's grace, we would all be left without eyes to see or ears to hear. But praise be to God for His kindness in revealing His Son so we may believe! This revelation is not trivial: it is nothing less than sight restored to the blind! Let us never take it for granted.

Study in the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Isaiah saw the Holy One, and He is King over all. The Lord is high and lifted up; He gives His glory to no other. In the presence of our Holy God, we readily recognize ourselves as guilty and without excuse. Which is why we must behold our King if we would ever find freedom from pride, self-aggrandizement, and self-righteousness. We must not avoid this piercing conviction of God's holiness, for th...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

God has given us this passage to highlight how precious in his sight are his sheep, his people. Because they are so precious, and because enemies sneak in to bring false teaching (that first sounds good), he has appointed men to keep watch on the sheep. In our day, that role is seen as unnecessary and even unkind. Christ would not agree — though wolves certainly would! Shepherds are to take their...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

When we are taught by our culture how to think about shame, be mindful of what God says to be true about it, not what sinful man says. In doing so be instructed like the man who fears the Lord. The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him. Trust in God alone, he is our refuge and the only one who can remove our guilt and shame.

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

The kingship of Christ over all is a settled fact. Nothing and no one can ever usurp his throne. We live in Christ's world and so His rule dictates the order of all things. The world has always been His by way of creation, yet now it is also His through redemption. Who can ascend the hill of the LORD? The God-man Jesus Christ. He is the only One who could make the climb up the mountain on His own...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

As a church, we ought to desire to be "worthy of imitation" in our faith, hope, and love. So much so, that the reputation of Christ goes out from us into the world. This is done through simple, faithful, and consistent proclamation of the gospel and obedience to the word. This week, look for ways to apply your faith in a manner that is worthy of imitation. As our faith is proven by our works, the...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

There is only one way to live, and that is to live under the total lordship of Christ. We live in orientation to Jesus Christ, now enthroned, reigning with power for our salvation and the renewal of all things. He has already accomplished all that is needed. He is at the centre of all, above all, and the goal of all; He is the meaning of everything in the book of Hebrews. The tabernacle and the te...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

What do you give the God who has everything? What will you give Him out of gratitude for so great a salvation? He already has everything in all creation. If you want to please God, if you want to bring Him glory, then you will desire to do His will, as written in His book, in the name of Christ Jesus, who loved you and gave Himself up for your sins. Serve Him with gladness.

The Christian view of history has a start, a middle, and an end. It gives a sense of finality. Christ did not merely arrive at the end of the former age; He brought it to an end with His world-changing act of redemption. Jonathan Edwards wrote that "grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected". This grace arrives in history with the death of Christ, and the consequences of this perf...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Christian, you have inherited your name from Jesus Christ. In fact, you have inherited all things from Him; the King over kings, the Lord over lords. He will have us beginning to act like princes and princesses in His royal kingdom. We are to be children of light. We will worship Him who secured these blessings, whose death enacted the last will and testament of the Father, and who established His...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Are you tired and worn out from running on the treadmill of dead works? Has your unanswered guilt built a barrier between you and the living God? There is only one Priest who can atone for you, and He has done it through His blood. He has entered the truly holy place and offered Himself in body and spirit. The fountain of His blood is freely open. Every sinner who comes for cleansing will find it....

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

The physical features of the tabernacle, and by extension, the temple, have given God's people a glimpse into how the world is structured and into how redemptive history unfolds. The second curtain has hidden the second section; the Most Holy Place, for many years, reminding us both that God desires fellowship with His people, but that the time has not yet come. The cherubim are still blocking acc...

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Brothers and sisters, are you ever overwhelmed by the blessings that God has poured out upon you? Do you ever look at the life God has given you, and stop in wonder, and gratitude at the grace of God to you? Or do your troubles and reasons for discontentment dominate your thought life? Would you dare say to God that all your blessings are as nothing in comparison to this trial you are facing? That...