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.