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Report Copyright Violation | The Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) proves that Baptists used to believe in Predestination. Link to the entire confession: [ link to www.spurgeon.org] Charles Spurgeon, a famous 19th century Baptist preacher who taught nothing but Predestination and was as irked by preachers who did not, comments on the confession, saying, "This ancient document is the most excellent epitome of the things most surely believed among us. It is not issued as an authoritative rule or code of faith, whereby you may be fettered, but as a means of edification in righteousness. It is an excellent, though not inspired, expression of the teaching of those Holy Scriptures by which all confessions are to be measured. We hold to the humbling truths of God's sovereign grace in the salvation of lost sinners. Salvation is through Christ alone and by faith alone."Excerpt from The Baptist Confession of Faith (1689): 3. God's Decree
1. God has decreed in Himself from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely and unchangeably, ALL THINGS WHICH SHALL EVER COME TO PASS.
- Yet in such a way that God is neither the author of sin nor does He have fellowship with any in the committing of sins, nor is violence offered to the will of the creature , nor yet is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established.
- In all this God's wisdom is displayed, disposing all things, and also His power and faithfulness in accomplishing His decree.
2. Although God knows everything which may or can come to pass under all imaginable conditions, yet He has not decreed anything because He foresaw it in the future, or because it would come to pass under certain conditions.
3. By the decree of God, for the manifestation of His glory, some men and angels are predestinated or foreordained to eternal life through Jesus Christ, to the praise of His glorious grace. Others are left to act in their sin to their just condemnation, to the praise of His glorious justice.
4. Those angels and men thus predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed, and the number of them is so certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished.
5. Those of mankind who are predestinated to life, God chose before the foundation of the world was laid, in accordance with His eternal and immutable purpose and the secret counsel and good pleasure of His will. God chose them in Christ for everlasting glory, solely out of His free grace and love, WITHOUT ANYTHING IN THE CREATURE AS A CONDITION OR CAUSE moving Him to choose.
6. As God has appointed the elect unto glory, so, by the eternal and completely free intention of His will, He has foreordained all the means. Accordingly, those who are elected, being fallen in Adam:
- are redeemed by Christ,
- are effectually called to faith in Christ by His Spirit working in due season,
- are justified, adopted, sanctified,
- and are kept by His power through faith unto salvation;
- neither are any but the elect redeemed by Christ, effectually called, justified, adopted, sanctified, and saved.
7. The doctrine of this high mystery of predestination is to be handled with special prudence and care, in order that men who are heeding the will of God revealed in His Word, and who are yielding obedience to it, may, from the certainty of their effectual vocation be assured of their eternal election.
So shall this doctrine provide cause for praise, reverence, admiration of God, and also provide cause for humility, diligence, and abundant consolation to all who sincerely obey the Gospel.Last Edited by Philemon on 09/20/2011 11:13 PM |
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: The Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) proves that Baptists used to believe in Predestination. Yes yes they did until the Freemasons took over the Southern Baptist Convention and turned every doctrine to fit the "world" religion paradigm.
There are however, still standing, some independant, non 501-c tax exempt Baptist Churches left that preach the WHOLE word of God and is not watered down by the beast government that promises gifts to those that will not speak against government policy.
The hour is late. Few there are left |
