Pastor Bordwine

Survey of the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 5 Of Providence I. God the great Creator of all things does uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. The Confession has said that God has ...

Survey of the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 4 Creation I. It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of His eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the world, and all things therein whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days; and all very good. The Confession begins its explanation of creation by including all the members of the Trinity in its statement. ...

Survey of the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 3 Of God’s Eternal Decree (Part 6) VII. The rest of mankind God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of His own will, whereby He extends or withholds mercy, as He pleases, for the glory of His sovereign power over His creatures, to pass by; and to ordain them to dishonor and wrath for their sin, to the praised of His glorious justice. The Confession has said a portion of humanity ...

Survey of the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 3 Of God’s Eternal Decree (Part 5) VI. As God has appointed the elect unto glory, so has He, by the eternal and most free purpose of His will, foreordained all the means thereunto. Wherefore, they who are elected, being fallen in Adam, are redeemed by Christ, are effectually called unto faith in Christ by His Spirit working in due season, are justified, adopted, sanctified, and kept by His power, through faith, ...

Survey of the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 3 Of God’s Eternal Decree (Part 4) V. Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according to His eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of His will, has chosen, in Christ, unto everlasting glory,  out of His mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith, or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or ...