1. God was pleased, in his eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, his only begotten Son, according to the covenant made between them, to be the mediator between God and humanity.1  God chose him to be prophet,2 priest,3and king,4 and to be head and savior of the church,5 the heir of ... Read More about Chapter 8 – Christ the Mediator, 1689 LBCF

1. Though rational creatures are responsible to obey God as their Creator, the distance between God and these creatures is so great that they could never have attained the reward of life except by God’s voluntary condescension. He has been pleased to express this through a covenant framework.11Luke ... Read More about Chapter 7 – God’s Covenant, 1689 LBCF

1. God the good Creator of all things, in his infinite power and wisdom, upholds, directs, arranges, and governs all creatures and things,1 from the greatest to the least,2 by his perfectly wise and holy providence, to the purpose for which they were created. He governs according to his infallible ... Read More about Chapter 5 – Divine Providence, 1689 LBCF

1. In the beginning God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit1 was pleased to create or make the world and all things in it, both visible and invisible, in a six-day period, and all very good.2 He did this to manifest the glory of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness.31John 1:2, 3; Hebrews ... Read More about Chapter 4 – Creation, 1689 LBCF