1689 London Baptist Confession
1. God hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in
righteousness, by Jesus Christ; to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father; in
which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged, but likewise all persons that
have lived upon the earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account
of their thoughts, words, and deeds, and to receive according to what they have done in
the body, whether good or evil.
( Acts
17:31; John
5:22, 27; 1
Corinthians 6:3; Jude
6; 2
Corinthians 5:10; Ecclesiastes
12:14; Matthew
12:36; Romans
14:10, 12; Matthew
25:32-46 )
2. The end of God's appointing this day, is for the manifestation of the glory of his
mercy, in the eternal salvation of the elect; and of his justice, in the eternal damnation
of the reprobate, who are wicked and disobedient; for then shall the righteous go into
everlasting life, and receive that fulness of joy and glory with everlasting rewards, in
the presence of the Lord; but the wicked, who know not God, and obey not the gospel of
Jesus Christ, shall be cast aside into everlasting torments, and punished with everlasting
destruction, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.
( Romans
9:22, 23; Matthew
25:21, 34; 2
Timothy 4:8; Matthew
25:46; Mark
9:48; 2
Thessalonians 1:7-10 )
3. As Christ would have us to be certainly persuaded that there shall be a day of
judgment, both to deter all men from sin, and for the greater consolation of the godly in
their adversity, so will he have the day unknown to men, that they may shake off all
carnal security, and be always watchful, because they know not at what hour the Lord will
come, and may ever be prepared to say, Come Lord Jesus; come quickly. Amen.
( 2
Corinthians 5:10, 11; 2
Thessalonians 1:5-7; Mark
13:35-37; Luke
12:35-40; Revelation
22:20 )
For further study:
"Baptist Roots in America: The Historical Background of Reformed Baptists in America", Samuel E. Waldron, Simpson Publishing Co. (1991)
"A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith", Samuel E. Waldron, Evangelical Press, 1989
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