Chapter 31: Of the State of Man after Death and Of the Resurrection of the Dead 1._____ The bodies of men after death return to dust, and see corruption; but their souls, which neither die nor sleep, having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them. The souls of the righteous being then made perfect in holiness, are received into paradise, where they are with Christ, and behold the face of God in light and glory, waiting for the full redemption of their bodies; and the souls of the wicked are cast into hell; where they remain in…
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Call to Worship March 29, 2026
1689 London Baptist Confession Chapter 8 (Part 2) Paragraph 6 Although the price of redemption was not actually paid by Christ until after His incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefit thereof were communicated to the elect in all ages, successively from the beginning of the world, in and by those promises, types, and sacrifices wherein He was revealed, and signified to be the seed which should bruise the serpent’s head;34 and the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world,35 being the same yesterday, and today and forever.36 34 1 Cor. 4:10; Heb. 4:2; 1 Pet. 1:10–11, 35 Rev. 13:8, 36 Heb. 13:8 Paragraph 7 Christ,…
Call to Worship March 22, 2026
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 be His seed and to be by Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.8 1 Isa. 42:1; 1 Pet. 1:19–20 2 Acts 3:22, 3 Heb. 5:5–6, 4 Ps. 2:6; Luke 1:33, 5 Eph. 1:22–23, 6Heb. 1:2, 7 Acts 17:31, 8 Isa. 53:10; John 17:6; Rom….
Call to Worship March 15, 2026
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 brought himself under the curse of the law by his fall, it pleased the Lord to make a covenant of grace,2 wherein He freely offers unto sinners life and salvation by Jesus Christ, requiring…
Call to Worship March 8, 2026
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 by her seducing Adam, who, without any compulsion, did willfully transgress the law of their creation, and the command given to them, in eating the forbidden fruit,2 which God was pleased, according to His…
Call to Worship March 1, 2026
1689 London Baptist Confession Paragraph 1 God the good Creator of all things, in His infinite power and wisdom does uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures and things,1 from the greatest even to the least,2 by His most wise and holy providence, to the end for the which they were created, according unto His infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of His own will; to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, infinite goodness, and mercy.3 1 Heb. 1:3; Job 38:11; Isa. 46:10–11; Ps. 135:6, 2 Matt. 10:29–31, 3 Eph. 1; 11 Paragraph 2 Although in relation to the foreknowledge and…
Call to Worship February 22, 2026
1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith Chapter 4 Paragraph 1 In the beginning it pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,1 for the manifestation of the glory of His eternal power,2 wisdom, and goodness, to create or make the world, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days, and all very good.3 (1.) John 1:2–3; Heb. 1:2; Job 26:13, (2.) Rom. 1:20, (3.) Col. 1:16; Gen. 1:3 Paragraph 2 After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female,4 with reasonable and immortal souls,5 rendering them fit unto that life…
Call to Worship February 15, 2026
Chapter 19: Of the Law of God Paragraph 1 God gave to Adam a law of universal obedience written in his heart, and a particular precept of not eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil;1 by which he bound him and all his posterity to personal, entire, exact, and perpetual obedience;2 promised life upon the fulfilling, and threatened death upon the breach of it, and endued him with power and ability to keep it.3 1 Gen. 1:27; Eccles. 7:29, 2 Rom. 10:5, 3 Gal. 3:10,12 Paragraph 2 The same law that was first written in the…
Call to Worship February 8, 2026
1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith Chapter 3. Of God’s Decree 1. God hath decreed in himself, from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely and unchangeably, all things, whatsoever comes to pass; 1 yet so as thereby is God neither the author of sin nor hath fellowship with any therein; 2 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; 3 in which appears His wisdom in disposing all things, and power and faithfulness in accomplishing His decree. 4 1. Isaiah 46:10; Ephesians 1:11; Hebrews…
Call to Worship February 1, 2026
1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith Chapter 1. Of the Holy Scriptures 1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience. 1 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 inexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and his will which is necessary unto salvation. 2 Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times and in divers manners to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his church; 3 and afterward…