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.