Overview and Development of the 1689 Confession of Faith
| Chapt. |
|
| 1-8 |
Division 1: The foundations of Christian thought |
| 1 |
Unit 1 — The Scriptures |
| 2-3 |
Unit 2 — God |
| 2 |
I. God’s nature |
| 3 |
II. God’s decree |
| 4-6 |
Unit 3 — The Original Creation |
| 4 |
I. Creation |
| 5 |
II. Providence |
| 6 |
III. Sin |
| 7 |
Unit 4 — God’s Covenant |
| 8 |
Unit 5 — Christ’s Person and Work |
| 9-20 |
Division 2: Experimental religion: salvation applied |
| 9 |
Unit 1 — The Setting — Free Will |
| 10-18 |
Unit 2 — The Blessings and Graces |
| 10-13 |
I. The blessings God bestows |
| 10 |
A. Effectual calling |
| 11 |
B. Justification |
| 12 |
C. Adoption |
| 13 |
D. Sanctification |
| 14-18 |
II. The graces man exercises |
| 14 |
A. Faith |
| 15 |
B. Repentance |
| 16 |
C. Good works |
| 17 |
D. Perseverance |
| 18 |
E. Assurance |
| 19-20 |
Unit 3 — The Means |
| 19 |
I. God’s law |
| 20 |
II. God’s gospel |
| 21-30 |
Division 3: The divine institutions |
| 21 |
Unit 1 — Liberty of Conscience |
| 22-23 |
Unit 2 — Religious Worship |
| 22 |
I. Overview of religious worship |
| 23 |
II. Religious vows |
| 24 |
Unit 3 — Civil Government |
| 25 |
Unit 4 — Marriage |
| 26-30 |
Unit 5 — The Church |
| 26 |
I. Overview of the church |
| 27 |
II. The fellowship of the church |
| 28-30 |
III. The sacraments of the church |
| 31-32 |
Division 4: The world to come |
| 31 |
Unit 1 — The Intermediate and Resurrection State |
| 32 |
Unit 2 — The Final Judgement |
This outline was developed by Pastor Greg Nichols (Grand Rapids) and taken from:
Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith,
(Evangelical Press, 1989), p433-434. Used by permission.
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