Chapter 27: Of the Communion of Saints — Chapter 28: Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper

Of the Communion of Saints

Paras
1(a) I. Its redemptive foundation: union with Christ
A. Its realization

1. By His Spirit

2. By faith
B. Its qualification
C. Its scope
1(b) II. Its general definition
A. Its bond
B. Its benefits
C. Its obligations
2(a) III. Its specific expressions
A. Their identity

1. Spiritual services

2. Physical services
B. Their recipients
2(b) IV. Its necessary limitations

From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p. 332. Used by permission. __________________________________________________________________

Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper

Paras 1(a) I. The institution or specific character of the ordinances 1(b) II. The authorization or exclusive author of the ordinances 1(c) III. The continuation or qualified perpetuity of the ordinances 2 IV. The administration or proper administrators of the ordinances

From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p. 337. Used by permission. __________________________________________________________________