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03 - The Westminster Confession of Faith · Philosophy and Faith

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  Speaker 1: Chapter eleven of Justification. One those whom God effectually calls
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  Speaker 1: He also freely justifies, not by infusing righteousness into them,
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  Speaker 1: but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting
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  Speaker 1: their persons as righteous, not for anything wrought in them
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  Speaker 1: or done by them, but for Christ's sake alone, nor
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  Speaker 1: by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any
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  Speaker 1: other evangelical obedience to them as their righteousness, but by
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  Speaker 1: imputing the obedience and satisfaction of Christ. Unto them, they
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  Speaker 1: receiving and resting on Him and his righteousness by faith,
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  Speaker 1: which faith they have, not of themselves. It is the
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  Speaker 1: gift of God. Two. Faith, thus receiving and resting on
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  Speaker 1: Christ and his righteousness, is the alone instrument of justification.
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  Speaker 1: Yet is it not alone in the person justified, but
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  Speaker 1: is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is
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  Speaker 1: no dead faith, but works by love. Three. Christ, by
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  Speaker 1: his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of
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  Speaker 1: all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper,
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  Speaker 1: real and full satisfaction to his Father's justice in their behalf. Yet,
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  Speaker 1: inasmuch as He was given by the Father for them,
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  Speaker 1: and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead, and
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  Speaker 1: both freely not for anything in them. Their justification is
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  Speaker 1: only of free grace, that both the exact justice and
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  Speaker 1: rich grace of God might be glorified in the justification
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  Speaker 1: of sinners. Four. God did from all eternity decree to
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  Speaker 1: justify all the elect and Christ did, in the fullness
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  Speaker 1: of time, die for their sins and rise again for
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  Speaker 1: their justification. Nevertheless, they are not justified until the Holy
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  Speaker 1: Spirit does, in due time actually apply Christ unto them. Five.
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  Speaker 1: God does continue to forgive the sins of those that
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  Speaker 1: are justified, and although they can never fall from the
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  Speaker 1: state of justification, yet they may by their sins fall
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  Speaker 1: under God's fatherly displeasure and not have the light of
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  Speaker 1: His countenance restored unto them until they humble themselves, confess
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  Speaker 1: their sins, beg pardon, and renew their faith and repentance. Six.
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  Speaker 1: The justification of believers under the Old Testament was in
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  Speaker 1: all these respects one and the same with the justification
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  Speaker 1: of believers under the New Testament Chapter twelve of Adoption.
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  Speaker 1: All those that are justified. God vouchsafes in and for
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  Speaker 1: his only son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the
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  Speaker 1: grace of adoption, by which they are taken into the
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  Speaker 1: number and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children
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  Speaker 1: of God, have His name put upon them, receive the
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  Speaker 1: spirit of adoption, have access to the throne of grace
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  Speaker 1: with boldness, are enabled to cry Abbah Father, are pitied, protected,
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  Speaker 1: provided for, and chastened by Him as by a father,
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  Speaker 1: yet never cast off, but sealed to the day of redemption,
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  Speaker 1: and inherit the promises as heirs of everlasting salvation. Chapter
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  Speaker 1: thirteen of Sanctification. One, They who are once effectually called
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  Speaker 1: and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit
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  Speaker 1: created in them, are further sanctified really and personally through
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  Speaker 1: the virtue of Christ's death and resurrection. By His word
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  Speaker 1: and spirit dwelling in them. The dominion of the whole
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  Speaker 1: body of sin is destroyed, and the several lusts thereof
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  Speaker 1: are more and more weakened and mortified, and they more
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  Speaker 1: and more quickened and strengthened in all savings graces to
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  Speaker 1: the practice of true holiness, without which no man shall
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  Speaker 1: see the Lord. Two. This sanctification is throughout in the
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  Speaker 1: whole man, yet imperfect in this life. There abiding still
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  Speaker 1: some remnants of corruption in every part, whence arises a
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  Speaker 1: continual and irreconcilable war, the flesh lusting against the Spirit,
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  Speaker 1: and the Spirit against the flesh, three, in which war,
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  Speaker 1: although the remaining corruption for a time may much prevail,
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  Speaker 1: yet through the continual supply of strength from the sanctifying
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  Speaker 1: Spirit of Christ, the regenerate part does overcome, and so
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  Speaker 1: the saints grow in grace, perfecting holiness in the fear
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  Speaker 1: of God. Chapter fourteen of Saving Faith. One. The grace
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  Speaker 1: of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to
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  Speaker 1: the saving of their souls, is the work of the
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  Speaker 1: Spirit of Christ in their hearts, and is ordinarily wrought
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  Speaker 1: by the ministry of the Word, by which also and
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  Speaker 1: by the administration of the sacraments and prayer, it is
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  Speaker 1: increased and strengthened. Two. By this faith, a Christian believes
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  Speaker 1: to be true whatsoever is revealed in the Word, for
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  Speaker 1: the authority of God himself speaking therein and acts differently
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  Speaker 1: upon that which each particular passage thereof contains. Yielding obedience
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  Speaker 1: to the commands, trembling at the threatenings, and embracing the
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  Speaker 1: promises of God for this life and that which is
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  Speaker 1: to come. But the principal acts of saving faith are accepting, receiving,
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  Speaker 1: and resting upon Christ alone for justification, sanctification, and eternal
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  Speaker 1: life by virtue of the Covenant of grace. Three. This
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  Speaker 1: faith is different in degrees weak or strong, may often
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  Speaker 1: in many ways assailed and weakened, but gets the victory
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  Speaker 1: growing up in many to the attainment of a full
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  Speaker 1: assurance through Christ, who is both the author and finisher
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  Speaker 1: of our faith. Chapter fifteen of repentance unto lifec one.
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  Speaker 1: Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace. The doctrine whereof
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  Speaker 1: is to be preached by every minister of the gospel,
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  Speaker 1: as well as that of faith in Christ. Two. By
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  Speaker 1: it a sinner out of the sight and sense not
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  Speaker 1: only of the danger, but also of the filthiness and
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  Speaker 1: odiousness of his sins, as contrary to the holy nature
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  Speaker 1: and righteous law of God, and upon the apprehension of
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  Speaker 1: His mercy in Christ, to such as are penitent, so
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  Speaker 1: grieves for and hates his sins, as to turn from
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  Speaker 1: them all unto God, purposing and endeavoring to walk with
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  Speaker 1: Him in all the ways of His commandments. Three. Although
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  Speaker 1: repentance is not to be rested in as any satisfaction
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  Speaker 1: for sin, or any cause of the pardon thereof which
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  Speaker 1: is the act of God's free grace in Christ. Yet
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  Speaker 1: it is of such necessity to all sinners that none
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  Speaker 1: may expect pardon without it. Four, As there is no
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  Speaker 1: sin so small but it deserves damnation. So there is
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  Speaker 1: no sin so great that it can bring damnation upon
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  Speaker 1: those who truly repent. Five. Men ought not to content
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  Speaker 1: themselves with a general repentance, But it is every man's
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  Speaker 1: duty to endeavor to repent of his particular sins. Particularly six,
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  Speaker 1: as every man is bound to make private confession of
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  Speaker 1: his sins to God, praying for the pardon thereof, upon
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  Speaker 1: which and the forsaking of them, he shall find mercy.
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  Speaker 1: So he that scandalizeth his brother or the Church of Christ,
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  Speaker 1: ought to be willing by a private or public confession
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  Speaker 1: and sorrow for his sin, to declare his repentance to
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  Speaker 1: those that are offended, who are thereupon to be reconciled
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  Speaker 1: to Him, and in love to receive him. And of
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  Speaker 1: Chapter fifteen