The 1689, Particular Baptist

The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

Particular Baptist, 1677, adopted 1689

Begin the plan

Written by Particular Baptists in London in 1677 and publicly adopted in 1689. It follows the Westminster and Savoy confessions closely, while setting out Baptist convictions on the church and baptism.

The plan
26 weeks, Monday to Friday: 130 readings through all 32 chapters. Each weekday you read a whole passage first, then the paragraph it supports, then two questions.

A day in the plan

Week 1, Monday

First, the Word

Psalm 19

Read in full on the study site, in the translation you choose.

Then, the confession

Chapter I, Of the Holy Scriptures, paragraph 1

The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving Knowledge, Faith and Obedience; Although the light of Nature, and the works of Creation and Providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom and power of God, as to leave men unexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and His will, which is necessary unto Salvation. Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare that His will unto his Church; and afterward for the better preserving, and propagating of the Truth, and for the more sure Establishment, and Comfort of the Church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan, and of the World, to commit the same wholly unto writing; which maketh the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary, those former ways of God's revealing his will unto his people being now ceased.

A question to connect them

Where does the psalm move from creation's witness to the witness of the Word? How does the Confession distinguish the two?

A question for your life

When did you last open the Bible expecting God to speak to you?