God’s Immutability & Infinity________________________
Letter from the Pastor March 3, 2026
SECOND LONDON CONFESSION, 2:1b
The Confession says in chapter 2:1b
The Lord our God… is immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, every way infinite, most holy, most wise, most free, most absolute; working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will, for His own glory; most loving, gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, …
God’s Self Existence & Spirituality________________________
Letter from the Pastor February, 26th 2026
INTRODUCTION
The study of God, his nature and work, is typically referred to as “theology proper.” “Theos” refers to God and “logos” refers to reason and thought. So, putting the two together, theology proper concerns itself with the doctrine of God himself. And in the London Confession of Faith, chapter one of paragraph two begins by describing …
Letter from the Pastor February, 10th 2026
INTRODUCTION
“Woe is me,” cried Isaiah when he was given a vision of the reality and holiness of God. We might give the same response as we seek to understand the doctrine of God in the Second London Confession. Chapter 2 of this historic Baptist confession of faith is entitled Of God & the Holy Trinity. Over the next five weeks we’ll walk through the three paragraphs …
What is the Bible? Which books should be included in the Bible? Should some books be excluded? How do we interpret Scripture? As a local church pastor, I’m asked questions such as these all the time. To address these questions and more, I wrote a series of letters to my church introducing the Scriptures using the first chapter of the London Baptist Confession. I also recorded a podcast in which I recorded audio versions of …
Letter from the Pastor 1/28/2026
Introduction
As we come to the end of the first chapter of the London Confession, the final two paragraphs circle back to the question of authority, particularly as it relates to the interpretation of the Scriptures as well as the judgment of all other councils, opinions, and teachings of men. In other words, what is the highest authority in Biblical interpretation and to what must we compare all human wisdom …
The 1689 Second London Baptist Confession: Of the Holy Scriptures (1.6)________________________________________
Letter from the Pastor 12/2/2025
The 1689 Second London Confession of Faith (1.6)
Paragraph 6
The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down or necessarily contained in the Holy Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelation of the Spirit, or traditions …
The 1689 Second London Baptist Confession: Of the Holy Scriptures (1.4, 5) ______________________________________
Letter from the Pastor 11/18/2025
Introduction
Twenty years ago, Dr. Ivan Spencer, one of my professors in college, asked me to read a book with him outside of class. The book was The Universe Next Door by James Sire which introduced me to the idea of “worldview.” In the book, Sire listed seven questions that, when answered, would reveal a person’s …
Introduction
What constitutes Holy Scripture? Which books belong in the Bible, and which do not? These questions are answered in paragraphs two & three of chapter one of the confession. Today we’ll consider paragraph two and the sixty-six books of the Holy Scriptures.
The 1689 Second London Confession of Faith (1.2)
Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books of the Old and New Testaments, …
The 1689 1.1 – The Necessity of Scripture
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The 1689 Second London Baptist Confession: Of the Holy Scriptures _________________________________________________
Letter from the Pastor 10/29/2025
Introduction
The first chapter of the Second London Confession pertains to the Holy Scriptures. In all, the confession contains ten separate paragraphs which help us understand the nature, scope, transmission and interpretation of the Scriptures. Let’s begin by reading paragraph one.
The 1689 Second London Confession of Faith…
Introduction
In the last 5 years you’ve likely noticed that we talk more and more about Christian creeds and confessions in our congregation. We have been reciting the Apostle’s Creed weekly for five years in our gathered worship. We also alternate in reciting the Nicene Creed. We’ve taken an entire year to recite an edited version of the Heidelberg Catechism, and more recently, we taught through the seven ecumenical councils and their associated creeds and …
