London Baptist Confession of 1689 – Study Guide for Article 8

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1. List seven roles associated with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Answer: Prophet, Priest, King, Head of Church, Saviour of the Church, Heir of all things, Judge of the world

2. Is Jesus God?
Answer. Jesus is very God of very God-or else men are idolaters. Faith affirms what the Scriptures reveal: Jesus is the Son the second person in the Holy Trinity, being true and eternal God, the brightness of the Father’s glory, of the same substance and equal with Him; Who made the world, and Who upholds and governs all things which He has made,

3. How is Jesus unique?
Answer. Jesus is unique in that He is both God and man. His human nature, being united to the divine, was sanctified and anointed with the Holy Spirit above measure,

4. What office did Jesus most willing undertake on behalf of the elect?
Answer. Being made under the law, Jesus did perfectly fulfill it, and underwent the punishment due to others so that He might be raised from the dead to be seated in a heavenly place where he acts as a Mediator making intercession for His own.

5. List three accomplishments of Christ following His perfect obedience and sacrifice at Calvary.
Answer: Christ has satisfied the justice of God. Christ has procured reconciliation for His people. Christ has purchased an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom for all whom the Father has given to Him

6. How are believers saved in the Old Testament and New Testament era?
Answer All who shall ever be saved will be saved through faith in Christ. Although the price of redemption was not actually paid by Christ until after His incarnation yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefit arising from His payment were communicated to the elect in all ages from the beginning of the world through those promises, types, and sacrifices in which He was revealed and signified as the seed which should bruise the serpent’s head,

7. Are the two natures of Christ ever confused or co-mingled?
Answer No. Christ always acts in an appropriate and consistent manner, each nature doing that which is proper to itself.

8. List seven gracious works Christ does on behalf of the elect.
Answer. (1) He certainly and effectually applies and communicates the work of redemption to the souls of those who are the heirs of salvation (2) He makes intercession for the elect (3) He unites the elect to Himself by His Spirit, (4) He reveals to the in the Word and by the Word the mystery of salvation (5) He persuades the elect to believe and obey the gospel (6) He governs the hearts of the elect by His Word and Spirit (7) He overcome all their enemies by His almighty power and wisdom

9. Can Mary or any of the saints be considered a proper mediator between God and man? Answer No. The office of Mediator between God and man is proper only to Christ 1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”

10. Give three reasons why men need Jesus.
Answer: (1)Because of ignorance men need the Lord’s prophetic office to reveal the way of truth and life. (2)Because of alienation from God men need the priestly office of Christ to reconcile and present them to God as acceptable. (3)Because of an utter inability to return to God men need the Lord’s kingly office to convince, subdue, draw, uphold, deliver, and preserve until the heavenly kingdom is reached.

11. How many of the following words do you recognize and can define? Redemption, Called, Glorification, Sanctification, Intercession, Reconciliation

12. Does it matter whether or not Jesus Christ is very God of very God? What is to be said to those who believe that Christ was only a good man or a great moral teacher?

13. How can Jesus be both God and man?

14. Who wrote Cur Deus Homo? What was its significance?

15. Did Christ die only for the elect?

16. Why was Christ’s atonement necessary?