
The 1689 Confession
Harbor Church has adopted the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith — written by Particular Baptists in London and subsequently published in 1689 — as the statement of our doctrinal conviction and an excellent summary of the major teachings of the Word of God. Every paragraph below is followed by the passages the confession itself cites.
Search for a paragraph, or work through a chapter at a time. Select recordings and/or lesson notes from Sunday School sessions given by deacons at Harbor have been included to help give additional context and color as to our understanding of the confession and its writers’ intents.
- 1Of the Holy Scriptures
- 2Of God and of the Holy Trinity
- 3Of God's Decree
- 4Of Creation
- 5Of Divine Providence
- 6Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
- 7Of God's Covenant
- 8Of Christ the Mediator
- 9Of Free Will
- 10Of Effectual Calling
- 11Of Justification
- 12Of Adoption
- 13Of Sanctification
- 14Of Saving Faith
- 15Of Repentance unto Life and Salvation
- 16Of Good Works
- 17Of the Perseverance of the Saints
- 18Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
- 19Of the Law of God
- 20Of the Gospel, and of the Extent of the Grace Thereof
- 21Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience
- 22Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
- 23Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
- 24Of the Civil Magistrate
- 25Of Marriage
- 26Of the Church
- 27Of the Communion of Saints
- 28Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper
- 29Of Baptism
- 30Of the Lord's Supper
- 31Of the State of Man after Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead
- 32Of the Last Judgment