1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith

[Willo]

G'day All!

I was just wondering what you take is on the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith?

Personally I think it is very well written with a lot of good theology, and if you haven't read it then I highly recommend it: http://www.1689.com/Confession/confession.html

Yours in Christ Jesus

Josh

[BBAS 64]

G'day All!

I was just wondering what you take is on the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith?

Personally I think it is very well written with a lot of good theology, and if you haven't read it then I highly recommend it: http://www.1689.com/Confession/confession.html

Yours in Christ Jesus

Josh

Good Day, Josh

It is the confession I personally hold to.

In Him,

Bill

[PrincetonGuy]

Some points to consider:


The more detailed and specific a confession of faith is, the more it results in deductive Bible study rather than inductive Bible study.

The more detailed and specific a confession of faith is, the more it limits one’s freedom to interpret each individual passage in the Bible in the most appropriate manner.

The more detailed and specific a confession of faith is, the more it generates disagreements, strife and divisions in the body of Christ.

The more detailed and specific a confession of faith is, the smaller the box one finds himself attempting to squeeze God into—and God does not fit into even the largest of boxes.
The 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith is much too detailed and specific. Furthermore, because of its early date, we know for an absolute certainty that those who wrote it had access to only a tiny fraction of the present day knowledge of the Scriptures and none of the resources used today to study the Scriptures. Had they had the knowledge and resources for study that we have today, what they wrote would have undoubtedly been very different.

[david01]

It was good enough, apparently, to convince my Puritan ancestor to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony and move to Connecticut and become a Baptist. That was no small decision for him.

[Willo]

The 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith is much too detailed and specific. Furthermore, because of its early date, we know for an absolute certainty that those who wrote it had access to only a tiny fraction of the present day knowledge of the Scriptures and none of the resources used today to study the Scriptures. Had they had the knowledge and resources for study that we have today, what they wrote would have undoubtedly been very different.

So have the scriptures changed since 1689 and 2007?

[R.J.S]

So have the scriptures changed since 1689 and 2007?

:thumbsup:

[eldermike]

G'day All!

I was just wondering what you take is on the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith?

Personally I think it is very well written with a lot of good theology, and if you haven't read it then I highly recommend it: http://www.1689.com/Confession/confession.html

Yours in Christ Jesus

Josh
I like it. I use it from time to time in my bible study group.

[Epiphoskei]

So have the scriptures changed since 1689 and 2007?
:amen:

[edb19]

I think it's a very good overview of Scripture - while certainly not inspired, it is based on inspired works.

My church regularly uses it as a reference.

[DeaconDean]

With so many confessions, its hard to narrow it down to any specific one.

In seminary, I was taught and stressed the Westminster Confession of 1642.

Many use the 2nd london Confession.

Personally, I like the Philadelphia Baptist Confession of 1742.

And I personally like "Abstract of Principles, 1858"

God Bless

Till all are one.

[JM]

I use it when studying along with the other Reformed confessions.

Baptistic Confessional Superiority (http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=12203115913)