The mission of God is to glorify His holy name among the nations. Jesus accomplishes this mission by fulfilling the promise to Abraham, of a Son who will bless the nations by fulfilling the promise to David, of a Son who will reign forever in righteousness.

During the 7th Century great debates raged over the person, nature, and will of Christ. People were murdered, persecuted, and exiled over this issue, and ultimately Christendom clashed with Islam over the doctrine of Christ. The debate still rages today between Christianity and the cults, and even within the church over the issue of impassability.

As prelude to the incarnation, we are exploring the mission of God in the world. Why did Christ come? What was His ultimate goal? The mission of God is to glorify His holy name among the nations. The redemption of the church through the blood of Christ makes known the glory of Christ to all people.

Putting it all together we find hope for perseverance in the Christian life by reading Scripture with Christ as the central and controlling figure. All Scripture fits into the His work of redemption and the promise of the coming consummation of the Kingdom of Light and Glory.

The last line of the Apostles' Creed gives us a grand vision of hope as we confess our belief in the promise of everlasting life. The life everlasting is a state of glory, honor, peace, and joy which the elect shall know before the face of God in the kingdom of light forever and ever. Amen.

An exposition of chapter 7 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. Salvation is the work of the Holy Spirit applying the atonement of Christ to the elect according to the purpose of God, by means of the Covenant of Grace.

The Lord's Supper is a covenantal meal in which we commune with the exalted Christ, and a means of grace by which we receive the blessings of union with Him.