1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith

The 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith 

Adopted by the Ministers and Messengers of the General Assembly Which Met in London in 1689

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Chapters

All Chapters

Preface. To the Judicious and Impartial Reader

Chapter 1. Of the Holy Scriptures

Chapter 2. Of God and of the Holy Trinity

Chapter 3. Of God's Decree

Chapter 4. Of Creation

Chapter 5. Of Divine Providence

Chapter 6. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof

Chapter 7. Of God's Covenant

Chapter 8. Of Christ the Mediator

Chapter 9. Of Free Will

Chapter 10. Of Effectual Calling

Chapter 11. Of Justification

Chapter 12. Of Adoption

Chapter 13. Of Sanctification

Chapter 14. Of Saving Faith

Chapter 15. Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation

Chapter 16. Of Good Works

Chapter 17. Of the Perseverance of the Saints

Chapter 18. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation

Chapter 19. Of the Law of God

Chapter 20. Of the Gospel and the Extent of Grace thereof

Chapter 21. Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience

Chapter 22. Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day

Chapter 23. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows

Chapter 24. Of the Civil Magistrate

Chapter 25. Of Marriage

Chapter 26. Of the Church

Chapter 27. Of the Communion of Saints

Chapter 28. Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper

Chapter 29. Of Baptism

Chapter 30. Of the Lord's Supper

Chapter 31. Of the State of Man after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead

Chapter 32. Of the Last Judgment

Source: https://1689londonbaptistconfession.com/




An Appendix

Subscribers to the Confession of Faith

Source: https://www.ccel.org/creeds/bcf/bcf.htm#confession




Scripture Citation Index to the BCF

1689 Baptist Confession of Faith rewritten in modern English by Andrew Kerkham with

extended footnotes from Sam Waldron's book A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith and Scripture from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. One can also click on the Scripture links to get a ESV verse that can be compared to other Bible translations such as KJV, NKJV, NASB

excellent 65 part audio series on the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith by Arden Hodgins, pastor of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in La Mirada, California

excellent 35 part audio series "Studies in the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith" by Greg Nichols, who is a pastor at

Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan


In my opinion, the best commentary on the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith is Pastor Sam Waldron's "1689 Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition ."


See also Belcher, Richard and Anthony Mattia, A Discussion of the Seventeenth Century Particular Baptist Confessions of Faith. Southbridge, Mass.: Crown Publications, 1990. "This book was written to demonstrate that there is no evidence to support the theory that the two 17th century London Confessions have differing positions on the Law of God."

See also "True Confessions: Baptist Documents in the Reformed Family" edited by Dr. James M. Renihan

First London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1644 (1646)

Appendix to the First London Baptist Confession of Faith 1644, 1646 by Benjamin Cox

The First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1646) with Appendix (free downloadable software program that has full text of Scripture references from each article of the Confession). Also, has topical and Scripture indexes.

The 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith with study questions by the Mount Zion Bible Institute

A defense of the use of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith by churches is given by Sam Waldron in his article "How (and Why) Your Church Should Hold to the 1689 Confession ."

A History of how the 1644 and 1689 Baptist Confessions of Faith developed is given by Pastor James M. Renihan in "Confessing the Faith in 1644 and 1689".

"A Primer on Baptist History : The True Baptist Trail" by Chris Traffanstedt

"A History of the Baptists" by John T. Christian

"A History of the English Baptists" by Joseph Ivimey

"Origin of the Particular Baptists", Chapter 17 from "A History of the English Baptists" by Joseph Ivimey

"An Annotated Bibliography of Important Reading and Study Materials Concerning Particular Baptists"

"Are Creeds Appropriate for Bible Believing Baptists?" by Tom Nettles

Free software called the "BCF Assistant" which includes doctrine, history, and theology of the Confession as well as a topical and Scriptural index of the confession can be downloaded here .

The contents of the BCF Assistant are located online here

The BCF Assistant has an excellent compilation of the distinctives of the BCF at

Doctrinal Distinctives of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith

The Baptist Catechism, Charleston Association 1813

Keach's Catechism

A Catechism for Boys and Girls

Small Children's Catechism

"The Children's Prove It Catechism : An Introduction to The Shorter Catechism: A Modest Revision for Baptists Today."

A Puritan Catechism with proofs compiled by Charles H. Spurgeon

A brief description of the distinctives of Reformed Baptists is found at "Who are the Reformed Baptists?" by Pastor B.S. Poh

Updated 1/24/2024