Grace Reformed Baptist Church

The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 - The Holy Scriptures
• Chapter 2 - God and the Holy Trinity
• Chapter 3 - God's Decree
• Chapter 4 - Creation
• Chapter 5 - Divine Providence
• Chapter 6 - The Fall, Sin and its Punishment
• Chapter 7 - God's Covenant
• Chapter 8 - Christ the Mediator
• Chapter 9 - Free Will
• Chapter 10 - Effectual Calling
• Chapter 11 - Justification
• Chapter 12 - Adoption
• Chapter 13 - Sanctification
• Chapter 14 - Saving Faith
• Chapter 15 - Repentance to Life and Salvation
• Chapter 16 - Good Works
• Chapter 17 - The Perseverance of Believers
• Chapter 18 - The Assurance of Grace and Salvation
• Chapter 19 - The Law of God
• Chapter 20 - The Gospel and its Gracious Extent
• Chapter 21 - Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience
• Chapter 22 - Worship and the Lord's Day
• Chapter 23 - Lawful Oaths and Vows
• Chapter 24 - Civil Government
• Chapter 25 - Marriage
• Chapter 26 - The Church
• Chapter 27 - The Fellowship of Believers
• Chapter 28 - The Ordinances
• Chapter 29 - Baptism
• Chapter 30 - The Lord's Supper
• Chapter 31 - The State of People after Death and the Resurrection of the Dead
• Chapter 32 - The Last Judgement

Acknowledgements

The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith was rewritten in modern English by Andrew Kerkham. It is reproduced here with his permission and under a Creative Commons license. Mr. Kerkham's original version can be found here.

Extended footnotes are from Sam Waldron's book A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith and are used here by permission.

Scripture from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2000, Crossway Bibles, www.crossway.com. Used by permission.