This episode features a reading of Chapter 12 from the 1689 London Baptist Confession on "Of Adoption." The chapter outlines the confession's teachings regarding the adoption of believers into the family of God. It affirms that through Christ, the elect are adopted as sons and daughters of God, receiving the spirit of adoption and all the privileges that come with being co-heirs with Christ. The chapter covers how adoption is a free gift, rooted in God's grace alone, not based on any foreseen qualities in the adopted. It also touches on the assurance believers can have of their adoption and the benefits and obligations tied to this privileged state.

In this episode, you'll hear a reading of Chapter 11 titled "Of Justification" from the 1689 London Baptist Confession. This chapter lays out the confession's doctrine on the justification of sinners before God. It covers the nature of justification as an act of God's free grace, wherein He pardons all sins and accounts the sinner as righteous in His sight. The chapter explains that justification is through faith alone in Christ and His righteousness imputed to believers, not by any works they have done. It also touches on topics like justification from eternity, the role of good works, and the state of the justified before God.

This episode contains a reading of Chapter 10 from the 1689 London Baptist Confession on "Of Effectual Calling." The chapter expounds on the confession's teachings regarding God's effectual call to salvation. It covers how those whom God has predestined unto life are effectually called by His Word and Spirit out of their natural state into grace and salvation. The chapter delves into the aspects of this effectual call, including its timing, the operations of the Spirit, and the response it produces in the soul. It also affirms that only the elect are effectually called according to God's free grace and good pleasure.

In this episode, you'll hear a reading of Chapter 9 from the 1689 London Baptist Confession titled "Of Free Will." This chapter sets forth the confession's doctrine regarding human free will and moral ability. It addresses the condition of man's will before and after the Fall into sin. The chapter outlines how man has lost all ability to will any spiritual good accompanying salvation, and describes the necessity of God's grace for conversion. It also touches on the issue of whether the human will is forced or acts freely in response to God's effectual calling to salvation.

This episode features a reading of Chapter 8 from the 1689 London Baptist Confession on "Of Christ the Mediator." The chapter outlines the confession's teachings concerning the person and work of Jesus Christ as the mediator between God and man. It affirms Christ's eternal existence as the Son of God and His incarnation by taking on human nature. The chapter covers Christ's offices of prophet, priest, and king, as well as His work of obedience, suffering, death, resurrection, and continuing intercession for the elect. It also touches on Christ's role as the head and savior of the church.

In this episode, you'll hear a reading of Chapter 7 from the 1689 London Baptist Confession titled "Of God's Covenant." This chapter lays out the confession's doctrine regarding the covenants between God and man. It covers the covenant of works made with Adam and the covenant of grace made with Christ, the second Adam. The chapter expounds on the distinctions between these two covenants, as well as the administration of the covenant of grace under the Old and New Testaments. It also touches on the roles of the law and the gospel in relation to the covenants.

This episode contains a reading of Chapter 6 titled "Of the Fall of Man, of Sin and the Punishment thereof." The chapter outlines the confession's teachings on the origin of sin through the disobedience and Fall of our first parents, Adam and Eve. It describes how sin entered the world, and how by Adam's transgression, he lost the righteousness and communion with God he was created in. The chapter also covers the imputation of Adam's sin to his posterity and the corruption of human nature that resulted from the Fall. Additionally, it addresses the just punishment and miseries that befell mankind because of this original sin.

In this episode, you'll hear a reading of Chapter 5 from the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith on "Of Divine Providence." This chapter sets forth the confession's doctrine concerning God's continuous oversight, upholding and governing of all His creatures and their actions. It covers how God's providence extends to even the smallest details, yet in such a way that does not make God the author of sin nor violate the free agency of intelligent creatures. The chapter affirms God's wise, holy, and unfailing providence over all things.

This episode features a reading of Chapter 4 from the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, titled "Of Creation." The chapter outlines the confession's teachings on God's work in creating the universe and all things that exist. It affirms that in the beginning, by the word of His power, God made all things out of nothing within the span of six days and all very good. The chapter also covers God's continued preservation and governance of His creation.

In this episode, you'll hear a reading of Chapter 3 from the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, titled "Of God's Decree." This chapter lays out the confession's teachings on the eternal decrees of God. It covers God's free and unchangeable plan by which He has foreordained all things that come to pass for His own glory. The chapter outlines how God's decrees extend to all creatures, actions, and things - from the greatest to the most insignificant. It affirms that God's decrees are most wise, holy, and unchangeable.