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    Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures [Return] [Commentary]

    1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience 1, although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable 2; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and his will which is necessary unto salvation 3. Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times and in divers manners to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his church 4; and afterward for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan, and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing; which maketh the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary 5, those former ways of God’s revealing his will unto his people being now ceased. 6
      1. Isa. 8:20; Luke 16:29; Eph. 2:20; 2 Tim. 3:15-17
      2. Ps. 19:1-3; Rom. 1:19-21, 32; 2:12a, 14-15
      3. Ps. 19:1-3 with vv. 7-11; Rom. 1:19-21; 2:12a, 14-15 with 1:16-17; and 3:21
      4. Heb. 1:1-2a
      5. Prov. 22:19-21; Luke 1:1-4; 2 Peter 1:12-15; 3:1; Deut. 17:18ff; 31:9ff, 19ff; 1 Cor. 15:1; 2 Thess. 2:1-2, 15; 3:17; Rom. 1:8-15; Gal. 4:20; 6:11; 1 Tim. 3:14ff; Rev. 1:9, 19; 2:1 etc.; Rom. 15:4; 2 Peter 1:19-21
      6. Heb. 1:1-2a; Acts 1:21-22; 1 Cor. 9:1; 15:7-8; Eph. 2:20
    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, which are these: 
      OF THE OLD TESTAMENT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
      Genesis Matthew
      Exodus Mark
      Leviticus Luke
      Numbers John
      Deuteronomy Paul’s Epistle to the Romans
      Joshua  I Corinthians & II Corinthians
      Judges Galatians
      Ruth Ephesians
      I Samuel & II Samuel Philippians
      I Kings & II Kings Colossians
      I Chronicles, II Chronicles I Thessalonians & II Thessalonians
      Ezra I Timothy & II Timothy
      Nehemiah To Titus
      Esther To Philemon
      Job The Epistle to the Hebrews
      Psalms Epistle of James
      Proverbs The first and second Epistles of Peter
      Ecclesiastes The first, second, and third Epistles of John
      The Song of Solomen The Epistle of Jude
      Isaiah The Revelation
      Jeremiah  
      Lamentations  
      Ezekiel  
      Daniel  
      Hosea  
      Joel  
      Amos  
      Obadiah  
      Jonah  
      Micah  
      Nahum  
      Habakkuk  
      Zephaniah  
      Haggai  
      Zechariah  
      Malachi   

            All of which are given by the inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life. 1

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    Welcome To The Staunch Calvinist

    Welcome to The Staunch Calvinist. This is a place where Calvinistic Theology will be displayed. A place where the Doctrines of Grace will be explained and defended. This is a place where the Sovereignty of God is cherished and promoted. We hope you will be ministered to through the material on the website. Our goal is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and honor Him. “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:14

    The following document may help you to understand the Biblical case for ‘Calvinism’: God’s Absolute Sovereignty – A case for Calvinism

    I have two sections dedicated to the Doctrines of Grace: defining the Doctrines of Grace & defending the Doctrines of Grace, which are taken from the document above. In the general section, you will find some book reviews and the resources from which I mainly drew the content of the “God’s Absolute Sovereignty” document.

    As a Reformed Baptist, I started the 1689 Confession section wherein I seek to explain the chapters and make a biblical case for what is said on a particular subject. As of 18/09/2016, the commentary is complete:

    1. Of the Holy Scriptures
    2. Of God and the Holy Trinity (the attributes of God and a case for the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity)
    3. Of God’s Decree (I make a case for predestination, election, reprobation and absolute sovereignty even over evil and sin)
    4. Of Creation
    5. Of Divine Providence
    6. Of the Fall of Man, Of Sin, And of the Punishment Thereof (Total Depravity)
    7. Of God’s Covenant (1689 Federalism)
    8. Of Christ the Mediator (including a case for the Substitutionary Atonement, Active and Passive Obedience of Christ, Definite Atonement and answers to passages used against the doctrine)
    9. Of Free Will (with the help of Jonathan Edwards, the consistency of moral agency being found in carrying one’s desires, the inconsistencies of libertarian free will, explanation of necessity and inability)
    10. Of Effectual Calling (with a case for infant salvation)
    11. Of Justification (faith is a gift and regeneration precedes faith)
    12. Of Adoption
    13. Of Sanctification
    14. Of Saving Faith
    15. Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
    16. Of Good Works
    17. Of The Perseverance Of The Saints (A positive case for the Reformed doctrine and responses to passages such as Hebrews 6 and the like)
    18. Of The Assurance Of Grace And Salvation
    19. Of The Law Of God (Threefold Division of the Law, the Decalogue before Moses, a brief exposition of the Decalogue, ceremonial and civil laws, the abiding moral law under the New Covenant in the OT prophecy and the NT, Threefold Uses of the Law, The Law and the Gospel)
    20. Of The Gospel, And Of The Extent Of The Grace Thereof
    21. Of Christian Liberty And Liberty of Conscience
    22. Of Religious Worship And the Sabbath Day (A case for the Regulative Principle of Worship and the Christian Sabbath)
    23. Of Lawful Oaths And Vows
    24. Of The Civil Magistrate
    25. Of Marriage
    26. Of The Church
    27. Of the Communion of Saints
    28. Of Baptism And The Lord’s Supper
    29. Of Baptism
    30. Of The Lord’s Supper
    31. Of The State Of Man After Death And Of The Resurrection Of The Dead (Intermediate State Hades, Sheol, Heaven; A Case for Amillennial Eschatology; critique of Premillennialism)
    32. Of The Last Judgment (Endless punishment in Hell contra Annihilationism)
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    1689 Baptist Confession Chapter 15: Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation - Commentary

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    Footnotes

    1. a, b Wayne Grudem. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994). Chapter 35, p. 713.
    2. ^ Many Scriptural references have been supplied by Samuel Waldron’s Modern Exposition of 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which was apparently supplied by the Westminster Confession of Faith 1646.
    3. ^ Sam E. Waldron. A Modern Exposition Of The 1689 Baptist Confession Of Faith. (Darlington: Evangelical Press, 2013). p. 242.
    4. ^ Jeremy Walker. The London Baptist Confession of Faith | Exposition of Chapter 15. Herald of Grace.
    5. a, b Joseph Henry Thayer’s Greek Definitions. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. See reference for the Strong’s number.
    6. ^ Repentance unto Life. Covenant of Grace Church.
    7. a, b John Calvin. Commentaries. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    8. ^ Jamieson, Fausset, Brown. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Abridged). Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    9. ^ Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    10. a, b J.C. Ryle. Repentance. Monergism.
    11. ^ Philip Schaff. A Popular Commentary on the New Testament. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    12. ^ Benjamin Keach’s Catechism 
    13. ^ Martin Luther. The 95 Theses.
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    1689 Baptist Confession Chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling - Commentary

    ...span style="color: #00ccff;">called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    (2 Thessalonians 2:14)

     

    Footnotes

    1. ^ Many Scriptural references have been supplied by Samuel Waldron’s Modern Exposition of 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which was apparently supplied by the Westminster Confession of Faith 1646.
    2. ^ Some editions of Dr. Waldron’s exposition leave out the word “elect,” but those editions were written when he was using Spurgeon’s version and later came to know that “elect infants” is original as in the Savoy and Westminster. In his words on Facebook were: “The quote you gave is, I think, from the first or second edition of my book (1989, 1995).  In the edition of the Confession I was using way back then “elect” was missing.  In the third edition in 1999 I corrected this.  Your quotation made me check and sadly in the fourth edition (2009) somehow Evangelical Press reverted to earlier editions not including my preface or the corrections to chapter 10.  I need to talk to them about this.  At any rate, “elect” was present in the original 1677-89 of the Confession.” The quote that I gave was from the 2013 edition of his Exposition was: “The questions over the meaning of the phrase, ‘infants dying in infancy,’ are a bit more complicated. In the Westminster Confession the word ‘elect’ is present, while it is deleted in the 1689 Confession. Its deletion does not, however, materially change the meaning of the phrase. The phrase, ‘infants dying in infancy,’ does not assert that only some infants dying in infancy are saved. It does not exclude that possibility, but it does not assert it. It does assert that at least some infants dying in infancy are saved. That is all that it necessarily asserts.”
    3. ^ John Calvin. Commentaries. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    4. a, b, c Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    5. ^ Joseph Henry Thayer’s Greek Definitions. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. See reference for the Strong’s number.
    6. ^ Albert Mohler - The Salvation of the ‘Little Ones’: Do Infants who Die Go to Heaven?
    7. ^ John Gill. Exposition of the Entire Bible. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    8. ^ John MacArthur. Safe In the Arms of God. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson 2003). pp. 37-38.
    9. ^ Ibid., p. 80.
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    1689 Baptist Confession Chapter 31: Of the State of Man after Death and Of the Resurrection of the Dead - Commentary

    ...place of torment.” Therefore, it is irrelevant to the point I wanted to prove under this section, which was that the wicked go directly into punishment after death, what the relationship is between Sheol and Hades and what their nature exactly is. It is sufficient that Luke 16 describes it as a place of torment. If you want to read more on the subject of Sheol and Hades check:

    • Louis Berkhof. Systematic Theology. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Banner of Truth Trust. 1963). pp. 681-686.
    • Anthony A. Hoekema. The Bible And The Future. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1979). pp. 95-101. (He interacts with Berkhof)
    • Sam E. Waldron. A Modern Exposition Of The 1689 Baptist Confession Of Faith. (Darlington: Evangelical Press, 2013). pp. 493-498.
    • William G. T. Shedd. Dogmatic Theology. Volume 2. (Originally published in 1888). pp. 591-609, 619-640. (This is thorough. Refutation of the two-compartments theory, Sheol means the grave or the place of punishment for the wicked, the righteous go to Heaven)

    Dr. Shedd, concluding his study on Hades and Sheol, writes:

    From this examination of texts, it appears that Sheol in the Old Testament has the same two significations that Hades has in the New. The only difference is that in the Old Testament, Sheol less often in proportion to the whole number of instances denotes “hell” and more often the “grave” than Hades does in the New Testament. And this, for the reason that the doctrine of future retribution was more fully revealed and developed by Christ and his apostles than it was by Moses and the prophets.
    If after this study of the biblical data, there still be doubt whether Sheol and Hades.[10]

    Another passage which speaks about the torments of the wicked in the Intermediate State is 2 Peter 2:9. There, we read that the unrighteous are kept under punishment until the day of judgment. They are said to be kept under punishment until the solemn day of judgment, as the angels and the present world are (2 Pet. 2:4; 3:7). They are under punishment now, but a greater punishment will they receive on the day of judgment when they will have to answer for every thought, word, and deed. There is no second chance after death (Heb. 9:27; the rich man and Lazarus) and that’s why it is important to heed the call of the gospel. We cannot escape God’s just punishment if we do not heed the gospel. The gospel is the way to escape from God’s wrath, otherwise, we stand naked before His holy wrath.

    “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.” 

    (Isaiah 48:22)


    §2 The Parousia

    1. At the last day, such of the saints as are found alive, shall not sleep, but be changed; and all the dead shall be raised up 2 with the selfsame bodies, and none other; although with different qualities, which shall be united again to their souls forever. 5
      1. 1 Cor. 15:50-53; 2 Cor. 5:1-4; 1 Thess. 4:17
      2. Dan. 12:2; John 5:28-29; Acts 24:15
      3. Job 19:26-27; John 5:28-29; 1 Cor 15:35-38, 42-44
      4. 1 Cor. 15:42-44, 52-54
      5. Dan. 12:2; Matt. 25:46

    At the last day...saints that are found alive will be changed and not sleep, i.e., not die first (1 Thess. 4:15-17; 1 Cor. 15:50-53). They basically receive the resurrection body without first dying, but by being changed and transformed. As for those who are dead, they will all be raised up with the selfsame bodies which they had (Dan. 12:2; John 5:28-29; Acts 24:15), although their bodies have now different qualities (1 Cor. 15:42-44) which enables them to exist forever and their bodie...


    1689 Baptist Confession Chapter 9: Of Free Will - Commentary

    ...ith fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure

    (Philippians 2:12-13)

     


    Footnotes

    1. ^ Many Scriptural references have been supplied by Samuel Waldron’s Modern Exposition of 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which was apparently supplied by the Westminster Confession of Faith 1646.
    2. ^ Jonathan Edwards. Freedom Of The Will. (Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. Originally, 1754. 2012). pp. 1-2. A digital version can be found at CCEL.
    3. ^ Ibid., p. 4.
    4. ^ Ibid., p. 3.
    5. ^ Ibid., p. 5.
    6. ^ Ibid., pp. 5-6.
    7. a, b Ibid., p. 6.
    8. a, b Ibid., p. 7.
    9. ^ Ibid., pp. 9-10. Edwards classifies the first on under “the apparent nature and circumstance of the object” (p. 8). The other two he classifies under two one point with two sub-points which he calls “the manner of view” (pp. 8-9). Point 2 (here) is called the degree of assent, and point 3 the degree of the idea or apprehension of the future pleasure. 
    10. ^ Ibid., p. 9.
    11. ^ Ibid., p. 10.
    12. a, b Ibid., p. 12.
    13. ^ Ibid., pp. 12-13.
    14. ^ Ibid., p. 13.
    15. ^ Ibid., p. 14.
    16. a, b Ibid., p. 15.
    17. ^ Ibid. pp., 15-16.
    18. a, b Ibid., p. 16.
    19. ^ Ibid., p. 18.
    20. ^ Ibid., pp. 18-19.
    21. ^ Ibid., p. 19.
    22. a, b Ibid., p. 21.
    23. ^ Ibid., p. 24.
    24. ^ Ibid., pp. 24-25.
    25. a, b Ibid., p. 26.
    26. ^ Ibid., pp. 26-27.
    27. ^ Jonathan Edwards. The Freedom of the Will. (Early Modern Texts, 2007). PDF p. 5.
    28. a, b Joseph Henry Thayer’s Greek Definitions. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. See reference for the Strong’s number.
    29. ^ GotQuestions.org. What is libertarian free will?
    30. ^ Edwards, Freedom of the Will. p. 25.
    31. ^ Daniel P. Fuller. A Digest of Jonathan Edwards’ Freedom of the Will, 1991. p. 8. 
    32. a, b Edwards, Freedom of the Will. p. 64.
    33. ^ Ibid., p. 66.
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    1689 Baptist Confession Chapter 5: Of Divine Providence - Commentary

    ...is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.

    (Hebrews 1:3)

     


    Footnotes

    1. ^ Many Scriptural references have been supplied by Samuel Waldron’s Modern Exposition of 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which was apparently supplied by the Westminster Confession of Faith 1646.
    2. ^ Got Questions. What is divine providence? 
    3. ^ Sam E. Waldron. A Modern Exposition Of The 1689 Baptist Confession Of Faith. (Darlington: Evangelical Press, 2013). p. 106.
    4. ^ Lamar Martin. The London Baptist Confession of Faith | Exposition of Chapter 5. Herald of Grace.
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    1689 Baptist Confession Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures - Commentary

    ... breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 

    (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

     


    Footnotes

    1. ^ Many Scriptural references have been supplied by Samuel Waldron’s Modern Exposition of 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which was apparently supplied by the Westminster Confession of Faith 1646.
    2. ^ Noah Webster, Infallibleness (Webster’s Dictionary 1828).
    3. ^ Ibid., Inerrability.
    4. a, b Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy.
    5. ^ Greg L. Bahnsen, The Inerrancy of the Autographa. Emphasis original.
    6. ^ The Holy Bible: English Standard Version: The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), p. 2044.
    7. ^ Kevin DeYoung, Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014), p. 98.
    8. a, b John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    9. ^ John MacArthur, The MacArthur Study Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2010), p. 1367.
    10. ^ Matthew Henry, Commentary On The Whole Bible (Full). By default in The Word. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    11. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church: With Modifications From The Editio Typica (Double Day; 2nd edition, 2003), p. 31, number 80. Footnote reference removed.
    12. ^ Ibid., number 82.
    13. ^ Gregg R. Allison, Historical Theology: An Introduction To Christian Doctrine: A Companion To Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), p. 44.
    14. ^ John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1.7.2.
    15. ^ John M. Frame, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief (P&R Publishing, 2014), p. 595.
    16. a, b Alan M. Stibbs, etc, The Scripture Cannot Be Broken: Twentieth Century Writings On The Doctrine Of Inerrancy, ed. John MacArthur (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013), p. 205.
    17. ^ Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994), pp. 74-75.
    18. a, b, c, d, e John Calvin, Commentaries. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    19. ^ Alan Stibbs, Scripture Cannot Be Broken, pp. 207-208.
    20. a, b, c MacArthur, The MacArthur Study Bible, p. 1904.
    21. a, b, c, d, e Philip Schaff, A Popular Commentary on the New Testament. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc. 
    22. a, b, c Joseph Henry Thayer’s Greek Definitions. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. See reference for the Strong’s number.
    23. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church, number 120, p. 40. Emphasis added.
    24. ^ Aaron Brake, Is the Apocrypha Scripture?
    25. ^ Flavius Josephus, The Complete Works of Josephus, trans. William Whiston (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1998), Against Apion, 1:8, pp. 929-930. Verse divisions omitted.
    26. ^ Allison, Historical Theology, p. 38n3. Numbering within brackets supplied by me.
    27. ^ Babylonian Talmud, Mas. Yoma 9b. The words of R. Abba. Words within brackets added by me because of the footnote attached.
    28. ^ Good News Translation (GNT). 1 Maccabees 4:41-46.
    29. ^ 1 Maccabees 9:23-27.
    30. ^ Grudem, Systematic Theology, p. 57, footnote references removed.
    31. ^ John Piper, A Peculiar Glory: How the Christian Scriptures Reveal Their Complete Truthfulness, p. 48.
    32. ^ Bruce, The Canon of Scripture, 31, his italics. As quoted in Adam Brake, Is the Apocrypha Scripture?
    33. ^ Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History. Book IV, chapter 26.
    34. ^ Ibid., chapter 22:8.
    35. ^ Ibid., n. 1244.
    36. ^ Clement’s First Letter ...

    1689 Baptist Confession Chapter 13: Of Sanctification - Commentary

    ...nctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

    Footnotes

    1. ^ Many Scriptural references have been supplied by Samuel Waldron’s Modern Exposition of 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which was apparently supplied by the Westminster Confession of Faith 1646.
    2. ^ Westminster Shorter Catechism. A Puritan’s Mind.
    3. ^ William D. Mounce. Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words. (Zondervan, 2006). p. 337.
    4. ^ J. I. Packer. Concise Theology: A Guide To Historic Christian Beliefs. (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1993). p. 43. Also found online.
    5. ^ John McClintock & James Strong. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. “Sanctification”
    6. ^ Mounce, Dictionary. p. 1071, entry 39.
    7. ^ Louis Berkhof. Systematic Theology. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Banner of Truth Trust. 1963). p. 527.
    8. a, b Mounce, Dictionary. p. 338.
    9. a, b Berkhof, Systematic Theology. p. 528.
    10. ^ Ibid., pp. 528-529.
    11. ^ Ibid., p. 532.
    12. ^ Wayne Grudem. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994). Chapter 38, p. 746.
    13. ^ Berkhof, Systematic Theology. p. 532.
    14. a, b, c John Calvin. Commentaries. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    15. a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    16. ^ Joseph Benson. Commentary on the Old and New Testaments. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    17. a, b, c Jamieson, Fausset, Brown. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Abridged). Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    18. a, b The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Edited by J. J. S. Perowne. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    19. ^ James P. Boyce. Abstract of Systematic Theology. (Hanford, CA: Den Dulk Christian Foundation. 2000, originally 1887). p. 411. Also found online here
    20. ^ John M. Frame. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief. (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2014). p. 986.
    21. ^ A. H. Strong. Systematic Theology: A Compendium Designed For The Use Of Theological Students. (London: Pickering & Inglis, 1970. Originally, 1907). p. 869.
    22. ^ Berkhof, Systematic Theology. p. 532. 
    23. ^ Ibid., p. 536.
    24. ^ Frame, Systematic Theology. p. 987.
    25. ^ Boyce, Abstract. p. 415.
    26. ^ Philip Schaff. A Popular Commentary on the New Testament. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    27. a, b Adam Clarke. Commentary And Critical Notes On The Bible. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    28. ^ Boyce, Abstract. p. 412.
    29. ^ Frame, Systematic Theology. p. 988.
    30. ^ Grudem, Systematic Theology. p. 755.
    31. ^ Frame, Systematic Theology. pp. 989-992.
    32. ^ Robert L. Dabney. Systematic Theology. (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1985, originally 1871). pp. 665-666.
    33. ^ Boyce, Abstract. pp. 418-421.
    34. ^ Berkhof, Systematic Theology. pp. 535-536.
    35. ^ Strong, Systematic Theology. p. 874.
    36. ^ J. L. Dagg. A Manual of Theology. (Harrisonburg, VA: Sprinkle Pub. 2009, originally 1857). p. 286.
    37. ^ Boyce, Abstract. pp. 418-419.
    38. a, b Dabney, Systematic Theology. p. 666.
    39. ^ Dagg, Manual. pp. 286-287.
    40. ^ Grudem, Systematic Theology. p. 747.
    41. ^ Charles J. Ellicott. Commentary For English Readers. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
    42. ^ Berkhof, Systematic Theology. p. 533.
    43. ^ Dabney, Systematic Theology. p. 663.
    44. ^ Grudem, Systematic Theology. p. 756.
    45. ^ Ibid., p. 7...

    1689 Baptist Confession Chapter 20: Of the Gospel, and of the Extent of the Grace Thereof - Commentary

    ...n for those given to him. The Spirit Who applies the work and benefits which the Son bought by His blood to His elect. All glory to the Triune God—Yahweh.

     

    For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 

    (Romans 1:16)

    Footnotes

    1. ^ Sam E. Waldron. A Modern Exposition Of The 1689 Baptist Confession Of Faith. (Darlington: Evangelical Press, 2013). pp. 302-303.
    2. ^ Many Scriptural references have been supplied by Samuel Waldron’s Modern Exposition of 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which was apparently supplied by the Westminster Confession of Faith 1646.
    3. ^ John Calvin. Commentaries. Taken from the TheWord Bible Software. In loc.
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