A suggested revision to the 1689?

[Pergamum]

Article here: Founders Ministries: Committed to Historic Baptist Principles | A Suggested Addition to the Second London Confession


Thoughts?

 

[py3ak]

I can see adding an article or a couple of paragraphs. My first thoughts are that it is better not to add such extensive note to so many existing paragraphs, but to make a more concise statement that leaves out unnecessary words and phrases. The Confession isn't a systematic theology, it's a church symbol. Also it creates quite a stylistic gap between parts of the same chapter. If it is given its own chapter I think it should come in the section about the church and the ordinances. Perhaps though a paragraph or two that sets out clearly the duty of missions would fit best at the end of chapter 26 where you have other ecclesiastical duties already mentioned.

 

[Reepicheep]

The only significant change I would suggest to the London Baptist Confession would be to take out chapters 28-30 and replace them with the Westminster Confession's chapters 27-29.