The 1689 London Baptist Confession Of Faith; Read by Eric Kahure

Chapter 11: Of Justification PARAGRAPH 3 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 obedi...

Chapter 11: Of Justification PARAGRAPH 2 Faith thus receiving and resting on Christ and His righteousness, is the alone instrument of justification;6 yet it is not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, but worketh by love.7 6  Rom. 3:28 7  Gal.5:6 ,  James 2:17 , 22 , 26

Chapter 11: Of Justification PARAGRAPH 1 Those whom God effectually calleth, He also freely justifieth,1 not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous;2 not for anything wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ's sake alone;3 not by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evangelical ob...

Chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling PARAGRAPH 4 Others not elected, although they may be called by the ministry of the Word, and may have some common operations of the Spirit,12 yet not being effectually drawn by the Father, they neither will nor can truly come to Christ, and therefore cannot be saved:13 much less can men that receive not the Christian religion be saved; be they never so diligent to...

Chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling PARAGRAPH 3 Elect infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit;10 who works when, and where, and how He pleases;11 so also are all elect persons, who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the Word. 10  John 3:3 , 5–6 11  John 3:8

Chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling PARAGRAPH 2 This effectual call is of God's free and special grace alone, not from anything at all foreseen in man, nor from any power or agency in the creature co-working with His special grace,7 the creature being wholly passive therein, being dead in sins and trespasses, until being quickened and renewed by the Holy Spirit8 he is thereby enabled to answer th...

Chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling PARAGRAPH 1 Those whom God hath predestinated unto life, He is pleased in His appointed, and accepted time, effectually to call,1 by His Word and Spirit, out of that state of sin and death in which they are by nature, to grace and salvation by Jesus Christ;2 enlightening their minds spiritually and savingly to understand the things of God;3 taking away their heart...

Chapter 9: Of Free Will PARAGRAPH 5 This will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to good alone in the state of glory only.10 10  Eph. 4:13

Chapter 9: Of Free Will PARAGRAPH 4 When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, He frees him from his natural bondage under sin,7 and by His grace alone enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good;8 yet so as that by reason of his remaining corruptions, he does not perfectly, nor only will, that which is good, but does also will that which is evi...

Chapter 9: Of Free Will PARAGRAPH 3 Man, by his fall into a state of sin, has wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation;4 so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin,5 is not able by his own strength to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.6 4  Rom. 5:6 ,  8:7 5  Eph. 2:1 , 5 6  Titus 3:3–5 ;  John 6:44

Chapter 9: Of Free Will PARAGRAPH 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,2 but yet was unstable, so that he might fall from it.3 2  Eccles. 7:29 3  Gen. 3:6

Chapter 9: Of Free Will PARAGRAPH 1 God has endued the will of man with that natural liberty and power of acting upon choice, that it is neither forced, nor by any necessity of nature determined to do good or evil.1 1  Matt. 17:12 ;  James 1:14 ;  Deut. 30:19

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 10 This number and order of offices is necessary; for in respect of our ignorance, we stand in need of His prophetical office;44 and in respect of our alienation from God, and imperfection of the best of our services, we need His priestly office to reconcile us and present us acceptable unto God;45 and in respect to our averseness and utter inability to...

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 9 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 43  1 Tim. 2:5

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 8 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 an...

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 7 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 37  John 3:13 ;  Acts 20:28

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 6 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 th...

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 5 The Lord Jesus, by His perfect obedience and sacrifice of Himself, which He through the eternal Spirit once offered up to God, has fully satisfied the justice of God,32 procured reconciliation, and purchased an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven, for all those whom the Father has given unto Him.33 32  Heb. 9:14 ,  10:14 ;  Rom. 3:25–26 32...

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 4 This office the Lord Jesus did most willingly undertake,21 which that He might discharge He was made under the law,22 and did perfectly fulfill it, and underwent the punishment due to us, which we should have born and suffered,23 being made sin and a curse for us;24 enduring most grievous sorrows in His soul, and most painful sufferings in His body;25 ...

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 3 The Lord Jesus, in His human nature thus united to the divine, in the person of the Son, was sanctified and anointed with the Holy Spirit above measure,13 having in Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge;14 in whom it pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell,15 to the end that being holy, harmless, undefiled,16 and full of grace and tru...

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 2 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 upholdeth and governeth all things He hath made, did, when the fullness of time was come, take upon Him man's nature, with all the essential properties and common in...

Chapter 8: Of Christ The Mediator PARAGRAPH 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;1 the prophet,2 priest,3 and king;4 Head and Savior of the church,5 the heir of all things,6 and judge of the world;7 unto whom He did from all eternity give a peopl...

Chapter 7: Of God's Covenant PARAGRAPH 3 This covenant is revealed in the gospel; first of all to Adam in the promise of salvation by the seed of the woman,5 and afterwards by farther steps, until the full discovery thereof was completed in the New Testament;6 and it is founded in that eternal covenant transaction that was between the Father and the Son about the redemption of the elect;7 and...

Chapter 7: Of God's Covenant PARAGRAPH 2 Moreover, man having brought himself under the curse of the law by his fall, it pleased the Lord to make a covenant of grace,2 wherein He freely offereth unto sinners life and salvation by Jesus Christ, requiring of them faith in Him, that they may be saved;3 and promising to give unto all those that are ordained unto eternal life, His Holy Spirit, to m...

Chapter 7: Of God's Covenant PARAGRAPH 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 of covenant.1 1  Luke 17:10 ;  Job 35:7–8