Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation — Chapter 19: Of the Law of God
Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Paras
1 I. Assurance is possible
A. The danger of this possibility
B. The fact of this possibility
2 II. Assurance is infallible
A. The fact of its infallibility
1. Stated negatively
2. Stated positively
B The roots of its infallibility
1. The promises of the gospel
2. The marks of grace
3. The testimony of the Spirit
C. The fruits of its infallibility
3 III. Assurance is attainable
A. The difficulty of attaining assurance
B. The provision for attaining assurance
C. The duty of attaining assurance
4 IV. Assurance is variable
A. The fact of this variation
B. The reasons for this variation
C. The limits of this variation
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p. 225-226. Used by permission. __________________________________________________________________
Of the Law of God
Paras
1 I. The original dispensation of the law of God
A. Its substance
1. A universal law
2. A specific precept
B. Its obligation
C. Its enforcement
1. Life for obedience
2. Death for disobedience
D. Its accompaniment
2-4 II. The Mosaic codification of the law of God
2 A. The repetition of the moral law
1. The fact of its reiteration
2. The circumstances of its reiteration
3 B. The addition of the ceremonial law
1. The purpose of the ceremonial law
2. The abrogation of the ceremonial law
4 C. The addition of the judicial law
1. Its ancient expiration
2. Its modern application 5 III. The inherent obligation of the law of God
A. Its permanent duration
B. Its universal scope
C. Its heightened strength 6-7 IV. The special functions of the law of God for Christians
A. The assumed qualification of these functions 6(a) B. The specific enumeration of these functions 6(b) C. The harmonious operation of these functions 7
1. The fact of this harmony
2. The explanation of this harmony
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p. 234-235. Used by permission. __________________________________________________________________