The Doctrine of God’s Decree

The doctrine of God’s decree is a doctrine, as it comprehends divine sovereignty and the “high mystery of predestination” and “eternal election” (2LCF 3.7), that is to rouse humility on the part of the Christian, affording him “matter of praise, reverence, and admiration of God” (2LCF 3.7). In confessing “God’s decree” we are asserting, simply,…

A Trinitarian Primer, Part 2

In part one of this two-part article, based upon the call of Scripture to glory in Him, we set out to make some observations regarding a proper knowledge of our triune God. Using paragraph 3 of Chapter 2 of our Confession we noted: first, that confessing the Trinity does not entail a confession of Tritheism;…

A Trinitarian Primer, Part 1

In John 17 the Son of God, according to his assumed humanity, lifts “up his eyes to heaven” and prays to the Father (v.1). Acknowledging the purpose of his incarnational mission as the champion of God’s elect (v.2), Christ proclaims in prayer that eternal life consists in the knowledge of God and in the knowledge…