Confessional Moments

The Regenerate Shall Overcome Westminster Confession of Faith 13.3 "In which war, although the remaining corruption, for a time, may much prevail; yet, through the continual supply of strength from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ, the regenerate part doth overcome: and so, the saints grow in grace, perfecting holiness in the fear of God." Episode Summary How can Christians know they are truly cha...

The Christian's Ongoing War Westminster Confession of Faith 13.2 "This sanctification is throughout, in the whole man; yet imperfect in this life, there abiding still some remnants of corruption in every part; whence ariseth a continual and irreconcilable war, the flesh lusting against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh." Episode Summary Why do Christians continue to struggle with sin af...

Confessional Moments – Westminster Confession of Faith 13.1 Sin Dethroned, Holiness Begun Westminster Confession of Faith 13.1 "They, who are once effectually called, and regenerated, having a new heart, and a new spirit created in them, are further sanctified, really and personally, through the virtue of Christ's death and resurrection, by His Word and Spirit dwelling in them: the dominion of the...

Westminster Confession of Faith 12 “All those that are justified, God vouchsafeth, in and for His only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption: by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God; have His name put upon them; receive the Spirit of adoption; have access to the throne of grace with boldness; are enabled to cry,...

Westminster Confession of Faith 11.6 “The justification of believers under the old testament was, in all these respects, one and the same with the justification of believers under the new testament.” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we conclude our study of Westminster Confession of Faith chapter 11 by examining the unity of justification across both the Old and New Testaments. The Confess...

Westminster Confession of Faith 11.5 “God doth continue to forgive the sins of those that are justified; and, although they can never fall from the state of justification, yet they may, by their sins, fall under God’s fatherly displeasure, and not have the light of His countenance restored unto them, until they humble themselves, confess their sins, beg pardon, and renew their faith and repentance...

Westminster Confession of Faith 11.4 “God did, from all eternity, decree to justify all the elect; and Christ did, in the fulness of time, die for their sins, and rise again for their justification: nevertheless, they are not justified, until the Holy Spirit doth, in due time, actually apply Christ unto them.” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we continue our study of the Westminster Confes...

Westminster Confession of Faith 11.3 “Christ, by His obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to His Father’s justice in their behalf. Yet, inasmuch 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; their jus...

Westminster Confession of Faith 11.2 “Faith, thus receiving and resting on Christ and His righteousness, is the alone instrument of justification: yet is it not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, but worketh by love.” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we continue our study of the Westminster Confession of Faith chapter...

Westminster Confession of Faith 11.1 “Those whom God effectually calleth, He also freely justifieth: not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous; not for anything wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ’s sake alone; nor by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evangelical obedience, t...

Westminster Confession of Faith 10.4 “Others, not elected, although they may be called by the ministry of the Word, and may have some common operations of the Spirit, yet they never truly come unto Christ, and therefore cannot be saved: much less can men, not professing the Christian religion, be saved in any other way whatsoever, be they never so diligent to frame their lives according to the lig...

Westminster Confession of Faith 10.3 “Elect infants, dying in infancy, are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit, who worketh when, and where, and how He pleaseth. So also are all other elect persons who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the Word.”   In this episode of Confessional Moments, we continue our study of Westminster Confession of Faith chapter 10 by...

Westminster Confession of Faith 10.2 “This effectual call is of God’s free and special grace alone, not from anything at all foreseen in man; who is altogether passive therein… Others, not elected, although they may be called by the ministry of the Word… yet they never truly come unto Christ…” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we continue our study of the Westminster Confession of Faith cha...

Westminster Confession of Faith 10.1 “All those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, He is pleased, in His appointed and accepted time, effectually to call…” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we begin our study of Westminster Confession of Faith chapter 10 by examining the doctrine of effectual calling. The Confession teaches that those whom God has eternally chosen for sa...

Westminster Confession of Faith 9.5 “The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to good alone in the state of glory only.” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we conclude our study of Westminster Confession of Faith chapter 9 by examining the final state of the human will in glory. While believers in this life experience both renewal and conflict — loving Christ yet still battling r...

Westminster Confession of Faith 9.4 “When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, He freeth him from his natural bondage under sin; and by His grace alone enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so as that, by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly nor only will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil....

Westminster Confession of Faith 9.3 “Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation: so as, a natural man being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin, is not able by his own strength to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we continue our study of Chapter 9 of...

Westminster Confession of Faith 9.2 “Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom and power to will and to do that which was good and well-pleasing to God; but yet mutably, so that he might fall from it.” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we continue in Chapter 9 of the Westminster Confession of Faith by considering the will of man in his original state. Before sin entered the world, Adam wa...

Westminster Confession of Faith 9.1 “God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty, that it is neither forced, nor, by any absolute necessity of nature, determined to good or evil.” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we begin Chapter 9 of the Westminster Confession of Faith, turning our attention to the doctrine of free will. The divines carefully establish that man is not a pupp...

Westminster Confession of Faith 8.8 “To all those for whom Christ hath purchased redemption, He doth certainly and effectually apply and communicate the same; making intercession for them; and revealing unto them, in and by the Word, the mysteries of salvation; effectually persuading them by His Spirit to believe and obey; and governing their hearts by His Word and Spirit; overcoming all their ene...

Westminster Confession of Faith 8.7 “Christ, in the work of mediation, acteth 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.” In this episode of Confessional Moments, we turn to Westminster Confession of Fa...

Westminster Confession of Faith 8.6 “Although the work of redemption was not actually wrought by Christ till after His incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefits thereof were communicated unto 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 of the woman which should...

Westminster Confession of Faith 8.5  “The Lord Jesus, by His perfect obedience and sacrifice of Himself, which He through the eternal Spirit once offered up unto God, hath fully satisfied the justice of His Father; and purchased, not only reconciliation, but an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven, for all those whom the Father hath given unto Him.” In this episode of Confessional Mome...

Confessional Moments – Westminster Confession of Faith 8.4 (Part 2) The Living Mediator, Our Certain Hope Westminster Confession of Faith 8.4 (Portion Covered) “On the third day He arose from the dead, with the same body in which He suffered; with which also He ascended into heaven, and there sitteth at the right hand of His Father, making intercession; and shall return, to judge men and angels, a...

Confessional Moments – Westminster Confession of Faith 8.4 (Part 1) A Willing Mediator, A Finished Obedience In this episode of Confessional Moments, we examine Westminster Confession of Faith 8.4 (Part 1), which sets before us the willing obedience of Christ—His deliberate undertaking of the office of Mediator and His finished work under the law on behalf of sinners. This paragraph draws our atte...