1689 L.B.C. Chapter 8 (Part 1) 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 people to…keep reading

1689 L.B.C. Confession Chapter 7 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 Paragraph 2 Moreover, man having…keep reading

1689 L.B.C. Confession Chapter 6: Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof Paragraph 1 Although God created man upright and perfect, and gave him a righteous law, which had been unto life had he kept it, and threatened death upon the breach thereof,1 yet he did not long abide in this honor; Satan using the subtlety of the serpent to subdue Eve, then…keep reading