Is the practice of church membership a biblical one? At CGC we believe that it is. So where do we find it? What is membership? And what are some of the ways it can be and has been abused?

We finish chapter 1 of the 1689 confession by looking at the use of Scripture in interpretation and controversies. We discuss the use & limitation of the historical-grammatical method of interpretation, how we should read and understand the Bible, as well as where creeds and confession stand in relation to the Bible.

We take a week off of the 1689 to discuss David's song of confession and repentance in Psalm 51. In this devotional episode we discuss the nature of sin and the glory of God's forgiveness.

We discuss the clarity of Scripture (or its perspicuity) and why that's so important as well as the languages it was written in and why we need translations.

Can we add to Scripture? What does it mean "necessarily contained" and why did the Particular Baptists change this from the Westminster? What governs our worship and why? We discuss this and more as we continue moving through the 1689.

We continue our discussion of the Bible's authority in the church and the internal witnesses to the Bible as the Word of God.

We continue our series through the Second London Baptist Confession, the 1689, by looking at the authority of Scripture. Why do we believe this is the very word of God? How do we prove that to those around us? Are there other testaments we should submit to? What about the Apocrypha.

We continue our series through the Second London Baptist Confession by looking at the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs of the first chapter, Of The Holy Scriptures. What books make up the Bible and why? Who decided this?

We look at one of the great doctrines of the Reformation, Sola Scriptura, as we continue our series through the 1689 and look at chapter 1, paragraph 1, Of The Holy Scriptures. We talk about natural revelation and special revelation, can we trust our Bibles, and why the Bible is so necessary.

We begin our series through the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (or the 1689) by looking at the introduction. Why was this written and what use does it have in the church? Is it helpful to have a confession of faith like this in a place like Utah?

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