PART I

CHURCH COVENANT

Having given ourselves to God, by faith in Christ, and adopted the Word of God as our rule of faith and practice, we now give ourselves to one another by the will of God in this solemn covenant. We promise, by His grace, to love and obey Him in all things, to avoid all appearance of evil, to abstain from all sinful amusements and unholy conformity to the world, from all sanction of the use and sale of intoxicating beverages, and to "provide things honest in the sight of all men." We agree faithfully to discharge our obligations in reference to the study of the Scriptures, secret prayer, family devotions, and social worship; and by self-denial, faith, and good works endeavor to "grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together for church conferences, public worship, and the observance of the ordinances of the Gospel; nor fail to pay according to our ability for the support of the church, of its poor, and all its benevolent work. We agree to accept Christian admonition and reproof with meekness, and to watch over one another in love, endeavoring to "keep the unity of the Spirit" in the bonds of peace, to be careful of one another's happiness and reputation, and seek to strengthen the weak, encourage the afflicted, admonish the erring, and as far as we are able, promote the success of the church and of the Gospel. We will everywhere hold Christian principle sacred and Christian obligations and enterprises supreme; counting it our chief business in life to extend the influence of Christ in society, constantly praying and toiling that the kingdom of God may come, and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. To this end we agree to labor for the promotion of educational and denominational enterprises, the support of missions, the success of Sunday schools, and evangelistic efforts for the salvation of the world. And may the God of peace sanctify us wholly, and preserve us blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

PART II

THE FAITH OF FREE WILL BAPTISTS

CHAPTER I

The Holy Scriptures

These are the Old and the New Testaments; they were written by holy men, inspired by the Holy Spirit, 1 and are God's revealed word to man. They are a sufficient and infallible rule and guide to salvation and all Christian worship and service. 2

Since the Bible is the Word of God, it is without error in all matters upon which it speaks, whether history, geography, matters relating to science or any other subject. 3

CHAPTER II

Being and Attributes of God

The Scriptures teach that there is only one true and living God, 4 who is Spirit, 5 self-existent, 6 eternal, 7 immutable, 8 omnipresent, 9omniscient, 10 omnipotent, 11independent, 12 good, 13wise, 14 holy, 15just, 16 and merciful, 17the...Creator, 18 Preserver, 19and Governor 20 of the Universe; the Redeemer, 21 Saviour, 22Sanctifier, 23and Judge 24 of men; and the only proper object of worship. 25

The mode of His existence, however, is a subject far above the understanding of man 26—finite beings cannot comprehend Him. 27 There is nothing in the universe that can justly represent Him, for there is none like Him. 28 He is the fountain of all perfection and happiness. He is glorified by the whole creation, and is worthy to be loved and served by all intelligence. 29

CHAPTER III

Divine Government and Providence

1. God exercises a providential care and superintendence over all His creatures, 30 and governs the world in wisdom and mercy, according to the testimony of His Word. 31

2. God has endowed man with power of free choice, and governs him by moral laws and motives; and this power of free choice is the exact measure of man's responsibility. 32

3. All events are present with God from everlasting to everlasting; but His knowledge of them does not in any sense cause them, nor does He decree all events which He knows will occur. 33

CHAPTER IV

Creation, Primitive State of Man, and His Fall

SECTION I: Creation

1. Of the World. God created the world, and all things that it contains, for His own pleasure and glory and the enjoyment of His creatures. 34

2. Of the Angels. The angels were created by God 35 to glorify Him 36 and obey His commandments. 37 Those who have kept their first estate He employs in ministering blessings to the heirs of salvation 38 and in executing His judgments upon the world. 39

3. Of Man. God created man, consisting of a material body and a thinking, rational soul. 40 He was made in the image of God, to glorify his Maker. 41

SECTION II: Primitive Man, and His Fall

Our first parents, in their original state, were upright. They naturally preferred and desired to obey their Creator, and had no preference or desire to transgress His will 42 until they were influenced and inclined by the tempter to disobey God's commands. Previous to this, the only tendency of their nature was to do righteousness. In consequence of the first transgression, the state under which the posterity of Adam came into the world is so different from that of Adam that they have not that righteousness and purity which Adam had before the fall; they are not willing to obey God, but are inclined to evil. 43 Hence, none, by virtue of any natural goodness and mere work of their own, can become the children of God, 44 but they are all dependent for salvation upon the redemption effected through the blood of Christ, and upon being created anew unto obedience through the operation of the Spirit; 45 both of which are freely provided for every descendant of Adam. 46

CHAPTER V

Of Christ

SECTION I: His Divinity

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, possesses all divine perfections. As He and the Father are one, He in His divine nature, filled all the offices and performed the works of God to His creatures that have been the subjects of revelation to us. As man, He performed all the duties toward God that we are required to perform, repentance of sin excepted.

His divinity is proved from His titles, His attributes, and His works.

1. His Titles. The Bible ascribes to Christ the titles of Saviour, 47Jehovah, 48 Lord of hosts, 49the first and the last, 50 God, 51true God, 52 great God, 53God over all, 54 mighty God, and the everlasting Father. 55

2. His Attributes. He is eternal, 56 unchangeable, 57omnipresent, 58omniscient, 59 omnipotent, 60holy, 61 and to be worshipped. 62

3. His Works. By Christ the world was created. 63He preserves 64 and governs 65it; He has provided redemption for all men 66and He will be their final Judge. 67

SECTION II: The Incarnation of Christ

The Word, which in the beginning was with God and which was God, by whom all things were made, condescended to a state of humiliation in being united with human nature and becoming like us, pollution and sin excepted. 68 In this state, as a subject of the law, He was liable to the infirmities of our nature, 69was tempted as we are, 70 but lived our example, 71perfect obedience to the divine requirements. 72 As Christ was made of the seed of David, according to the flesh, He is "the Son of man," 73 and as the divine existence is the fountain from which He proceeded, and was the only agency by which He was begotten, 74 He is "the Son of God," 75 being the only begotten of the Father, 76 and the only incarnation of the Divine Being.

CHAPTER VI

The Atonement and Mediation of Christ

1. The Atonement. As sin cannot be pardoned without a sacrifice, and the blood of beasts could never wash away sin, Christ gave Himself a sacrifice for the sins of the world, 77 and thus made salvation possible for all men. 78 He died for us, suffering in our stead, to make known the righteousness of God, that He might be just in justifying sinners who believe in His Son. 79 Through the redemption effected by Christ, salvation is actually enjoyed in this world, and will be enjoyed in the next by all who do not in this life refuse obedience to the known requirements of God. 80 The atonement for sin was necessary. 81 For present and future obedience can no more blot out our past sins than past obedience can remove the guilt of present and future sins. If God pardoned the sins of men without satisfaction for the violation of His law, it would follow that transgression might go on with impunity; government would be abrogated, and the obligation of obedience to God would be, in effect, removed.

2. Mediation of Christ. Our Lord not only died for our sins, but He arose for our justification, 82 and ascended up to heaven, 83 where, as the only mediator between God and man, He makes intercession for us until He comes again. 84

3. We believe that all children dying in infancy, having not actually transgressed against the law of God in their own persons, are only subject to the first death, which was brought on by the fall of the first Adam, and not that any one of them dying in that state shall suffer punishment in hell by the guilt of Adam's sin for of such is the Kingdom of God. 85

 CHAPTER VII

The Holy Spirit

1. The Scriptures ascribe to the Holy Spirit the acts and attributes of an intelligent being. He guides, 86 knows, 87moves, 88 gives information, 89commands, 90 forbids 91sends forth, 92 reproves, 93and can be sinned against. 94

2. The attributes of God are ascribed to the Holy Spirit.

3. The works of God are ascribed to the Holy Spirit: creation, 95inspiration, 96 giving of life, 97and sanctification. 98

4. The apostles assert that the Holy Spirit is Lord and God. 99

From the foregoing the conclusion is that the Holy Spirit is in reality God and one with the Father in all divine perfections. It has also been shown that Jesus Christ is God—one with the Father. Then these three—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—are one God.

The truth of this doctrine is also proved from the fact that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are united in the authority by which believers are baptized; and in the benedictions pronounced by the apostles, 100which are acts of the highest religious worship. 101

CHAPTER VIII

The Gospel Call

The call of the Gospel is co-extensive with the atonement to all men, 102both by the word and strivings of the Spirit, 103so that salvation is rendered equally possible to all; 104and if any fail of eternal life, the fault is wholly his own. 105

CHAPTER IX

Repentance

The repentance which the Gospel requires includes a deep conviction, a penitential sorrow, an open confession, a decided hatred, and an entire forsaking of all sin. 106This repentance God has enjoined on all men; and without it in this life the sinner must perish eternally. 107

CHAPTER X

Faith

Saving faith is an assent of the mind to the fundamental truths of revelation, 108an acceptance of the Gospel, through the influence of the Holy Spirit, 109and a firm confidence and trust in Christ. 110The fruit of faith is obedience to the Gospel. 111The power to believe is the gift of God, 112but believing is an act of the creature, which is required as a condition of pardon, and without which the sinner cannot obtain salvation. 113All men are required to believe in Christ, and those who yield obedience to this requirement become the children of God by faith. 114

CHAPTER XI

Regeneration

As man is a fallen and sinful being, he must be regenerated in order to obtain salvation. 115This change is an instantaneous renewal of the heart by the Holy Spirit, 116whereby the penitent sinner receives new life, becomes a child of God, 117and is disposed to serve Him. 118This is called in Scripture being born again, 119born of the Spirit, 120 being quickened, 121 passing from death unto life, 122 and a partaking of the divine nature. 123

CHAPTER XII

Justification and Sanctification

1. Justification. Personal justification implies that the person justified has been guilty before God; and, in consideration of the atonement of Christ, accepted by faith, the sinner is pardoned and absolved from the guilt of sin, and restored to the divine favor. 124 Christ's atonement is the foundation of the sinner's redemption, yet, without repentance and faith, it can never give him justification and peace with God. 125

2. Sanctification is the continuing of God's grace by which the Christian may constantly grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 126

CHAPTER XIII

Perseverance of the Saints

There are strong grounds to hope that the truly regenerate will persevere unto the end, and be saved, through the power of divine grace which is pledged for their support; 127 but their future obedience and final salvation are neither determined nor certain, since through infirmity and manifold temptations they are in danger of falling; 128 and they ought, therefore, to watch and pray lest they make shipwreck of their faith and be lost. 129

CHAPTER XIV

The Lord's Day

This is one day in seven, which from the creation of the world God has set apart for sacred rest and holy service. 130 Under the former dispensation, the seventh day of the week, as commemorative of the work of creation, was set apart for the Lord's Day. 131 Under the Gospel, the first day of the week, in commemoration of the resurrection of Christ, and by authority of Christ and the apostles, is observed as the Christian Sabbath. 132 On this day all men are required to refrain from secular labor and devote themselves to the worship and service of God. 133

CHAPTER XV

The Church

A Christian Church is an organized body of believers in Christ who statedly assemble to worship God, and who sustain the ordinances of the Gospel according to the Scriptures. 134 Believers in Christ are admitted to this church on giving evidence of faith in Christ, obtaining consent of the body, being baptized, and receiving the right hand of fellowship. 135

The Church of God, or members of the body of Christ, is the whole body of Christians throughout the whole world, and none but the regenerate are its members. 136

CHAPTER XVI

Tithing

Both the Old 137and New Scriptures 138 teach tithing as God's financial plan for the support of His work.

CHAPTER XVII

The Gospel Ministry

1. Qualification of Ministers. They must possess good, natural and acquired abilities, 139 deep and ardent piety, 140 be especially called of God to the work, 141 and ordained by prayer and the laying on of hands. 142

2. Duties of Ministers. These are to preach the Word, 143 administer the ordinances of the Gospel, 144 visit their people, and otherwise perform the work of faithful ministers. 145

CHAPTER XVIII

Ordinances of the Gospel

1. Christian Baptism. This is the immersion of believers in water, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, 146 in which are represented the burial and resurrection of Christ, the death of Christians to the world, the washing of their souls from the pollution of sin, their rising to newness of life, their engagement to serve God, and their resurrection at the last day. 147

2. The Lord's Supper. This is a commemoration of the death of Christ for our sins in the use of bread which He made the emblem of His broken body, and the cup, the emblem of His shed blood, 148 and by it the believer expresses his love for Christ, his faith and hope in Him, and pledges to Him perpetual fidelity. 149

It is the privilege and duty of all who have spiritual union with Christ to commemorate His death, and no man has a right to forbid these tokens to the least of His disciples. 150

3. Washing the Saints' Feet. This is a sacred ordinance, which teaches humility and reminds the believer of the necessity of a daily cleansing from all sin. It was instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ, and called an "example" on the night of His betrayal, and in connection with the institution of the Lord's Supper. It is the duty and happy prerogative of every believer to observe this sacred ordinance. 151

CHAPTER XIX

Death

As a result of sin, all mankind is subject to the death of the body. 152 The soul does not die with the body, but immediately after death enters into a conscious state of happiness or misery, according to the character here possessed. 153

CHAPTER XX

Second Coming of Christ

The Lord Jesus, who ascended on high and sits at the right hand of God, will come again to close the Gospel dispensation, glorify His saints, and judge the world. 154

CHAPTER XXI

The Resurrection

The Scriptures teach the resurrection of the bodies of all men, each in its own order; they that have done good will come forth to the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil to the resurrection of damnation. 155

 CHAPTER XXII

The Judgment and Retribution

1. The Judgment. There will be a judgment, when time and man's probation will close forever. 156Then all men will be judged according to their works. 157

2. Retribution. Immediately after the judgment, the righteous will enter into eternal life, and the wicked will go into a state of endless punishment. 158

1  2 Peter 1:18-21: And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

2  Timothy 3:16, 17: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

2Exodus 4:15: And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

Psalm 32:8: I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Hebrews 1:1, 2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.

[NOTE: The last sentence in Chapter 1, which was added in July, 1979 does not represent any change or modification of thought in the doctrine of the Holy Scriptures as it has been historically believed by Free Will Baptists. In view of the fact that some in the theological world have claimed to believe that the Bible is an infallible rule of faith and practice, while at the same time professing to believe that the Bible contains errors which were a part of the original manuscripts, this statement was added to make the position already held by Free Will Baptists unmistakably clear.]

3  See APPENDIX TO CHAPTER I (page 18).

4  Deuteronomy 6:4: The LORD our God is one LORD. 1 Cor. 8:4: There is none other God but one. Jer. 10:10: But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God. John 7:28; 2 Cor. 1:19; 1 John 5:20; 1 Tim. 6:17.

5  John 4:24: God is a Spirit. 2 Cor. 3:17.

6  Exodus 3:14: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM. Psa. 83:18; John 5:26; Rev. 1:4.

7  Psalm 90:2: From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Deut. 33:27; Isa. 57:15; Rom. 1:20; 1 Tim. 1:17.

8  Malachi 3:6: For I am the LORD, I change not. Num. 23:19; James 1:17.

9  1 King 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee. Jer. 23:24; Psa. 139:7-10; Isa. 57:15; Acts 17:24.

10  Acts 15:18: Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 1 Chron. 28:9; Psa. 94:9, 10; Acts 1:24.

11  Revelation 19:6: The Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Job 42:2; Psa. 135:6; Matt. 19:26; Mark 14:36; Luke 18:27.

12  Ephesians 4:6: One God and Father of all, who is above all. Job 9:12; Isa. 14:13, 14; Dan. 4:35; Rom. 11:33-36.

13  Psalm 119:68: Thou art good, and doest good. Psa. 25:8; 106:1; 145:9; Matt. 19:17.

14  Romans 16:27: To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Dan. 2:20; 1 Tim. 1:17; Jude 25.

15  Leviticus 19:2: I the LORD your God am holy. Job 6:10.

16  Deuteronomy 32:4: Just and right is he. Psa. 92:15; 119:137; Zeph. 3:5.

17  Ephesians 2:4: God, who is rich in mercy. Ex. 34:6; Neh. 9:17; Psa. 100:5.

18  Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Ex. 20:11; Psa. 33:6-9; Col. 1:16; Heb. 11:3.

19  Nehemiah 9:6: Thou preservest them all. Job 7:20; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3.

20  Psalm 47:7: God is the King of all the earth. 2 Chron. 20:6; Psa. 95:3.

21  Isaiah 47:4: As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name. Psa. 78:35; Prov. 23:11; Isa. 41:14; 59:20; Jer. 50:34.

22  Isaiah 45:21: A just God and a Saviour. Isa. 43:3-11; 49:26.

23  Exodus 31:13: I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. 1 Thess. 5:23; Jude 1.

24  Hebrews 12:23: God the Judge of all. Gen. 18:25; Psa. 50:6; 2 Tim. 4:8.

25  Exodus 34:14: Thou shalt worship no other god. Ex. 20:4, 5; Matt. 4:10; Rev. 19:10.

26  Job 11:7: Canst thou by searching find out God? Isa. 40:28.

27  Romans 11:33: How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Job 26:14.

28  Exodus 9:14: There is none like me in all the earth. Ex. 8:10; 1 Chron. 17:20.

29  Psalm 19:1, 2: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. Psa. 145:10: All thy works shall praise thee. Psa. 150:6: Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.

30  Acts 17:28: In him we live, and move, and have our being. Matt 10:30: The very hairs of your head are all numbered. Psa. 104:13, 14; Job 14:5; Eph. 1:11.

31  Psalm 22:28: For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations. Psa. 97:2: Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. Isa. 33:22; Ex. 34:6; Job 36:5.

32  Deuteronomy 30:19: I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. Isa. 1:18-20; John 5:40; Rom. 2:14, 15; Prov. 1:24-28.

33  Ezekiel 33:11: As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Acts 15:18; 1 Sam. 2:30; Ezek. 18:20-25, 31; Jer. 44:4.

34  Revelation 4:11: Thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Isa. 43:7; 1 Tim. 6:17: The living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.

35  Colossians 1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible.

36  Revelation 7:11: And all the angels stood round about...and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God.

37  Psalm 103:20: Bless the LORD, ye his angels,...that do his commandments.

38  Hebrews 1:14: Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Jude 6.

39  2 Samuel 24:16: The angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it. Rev. 16:1.

40  Genesis 2:7: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

41  Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him. 1 Cor. 6:20.

42  Ecclesiastes 7:29: God hath made man upright. Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10.

43  Psalm 51:5: Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Rom. 8:7: The carnal mind is enmity against God. Eph. 2:3: And were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. Psa. 58:3; Gen. 8:21; John 3:6; Gal. 5:19-21; Rom. 5:12.

44  John 6:44: No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him. 1 Cor. 2:14: The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them.

45  John 3:3: Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:5; 1:13; Heb. 12:14: And holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Col. 1:14; Titus 3:5.

46  See ATONEMENT CHAPTER VI (page 7).

47  Isaiah 45:21: There is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Isa. 43:10, 11: Beside me there is no Saviour. John 4:42: This is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. Phil. 3:20; 2 Tim. 1:10; Titus 2:13.

48  Psalm 83:18: Whose name alone is JEHOVAH. Isa. 40:3: The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD (Jehovah). Luke 1:76.

49  Isaiah 8:13, 14: Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel. 1 Pet. 2:4-6; Isa. 6:5; John 12:41.

50  Revelation 22:13: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Isa. 44:6; Rev. 1:1, 11.

51  1 Timothy 3:16: God was manifest in the flesh. 1 John 3:16; John 1:1; Heb. 1:8; John 20:28, 29.

52  1 John 5:20: We are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

53  Titus 2:13: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

54  Romans 9:5: Of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever.

55  Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

56  Colossians 1:17: And he is before all things. Micah 5:2; Heb. 1:8.

57  Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Heb. 1:12.

58  John 3:13: No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. Matt. 18:20; 28:20; Eph. 1:23.

59  John 16:30: That thou knowest all things. John 2:24, 25; 21:17; Rev. 2:23.

60  Colossians 2:8-10: Christ...is the head of all principality and power. Matt. 28:18; Heb. 1:8; Rev. 1:8.

61  Acts 3:14: But ye denied the Holy One. Luke 1:35; Heb. 7:26; Rev. 3:7.

62  Hebrews 1:6: Let all the angels of God worship him. John 5:23: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. Phil. 2:10, 11; Matt. 28:9; Luke 24:52.

63  Hebrews 1:8, 10: Unto the Son he saith...Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. John 1:3, 10: All things were made by him. The world was made by him. Col. 1:16.

64  Hebrews 1:3: Upholding all things by the word of his power. Col. 1:17.

65  Isaiah 9:6: The government shall be upon his shoulder. 1 Pet. 3:22; Eph. 1:21.

66  Ephesians 1:7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. Heb. 9:12; Gal. 3:13; Isa. 44:6; 1 Pet. 1:18; Rev. 5:9.

67  2 Timothy 4:1: The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead. Matt. 25:31-46; John 5:22.

68  John 1:14: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. Phil. 2:6, 7: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. 2 Cor. 8:9; Heb. 4:15.

69  Hebrews 2:17: Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren. Matt. 8:17; 4:2; 8:24; John 11:33, 35; 19:28; Isa. 53:3; Luke 22:44.

70  Hebrews 4:15: Was in all points tempted like as we are. Matt. 4:1-11.

71  1 Peter 2:21: Leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. John 13:15; 1 John 2:6.

72  Isaiah 42:21: He will magnify the law, and make it honourable. Matt. 5:17; 3:15; Gal. 4:4.

73  Luke 19:10: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

74  John 16:27: I came out from God. Matt. 1:18, 20.

75  Luke 1:35: That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Mark 1:1; John 1:34; 20:31.

76  John 3:16: God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son. John 1:18.

77  1 John 2:2: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Isa. 53:5; 10:11; Rom. 4:25; Matt. 20:28; 1 Pet. 3:18; John 1:29; Heb. 9:26; Rom. 5:6, 8.

78  Titus 2:11: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Heb. 2:9: That he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 1 Tim. 2:6; Isa. 45:22; 2 Pet. 3:9; 2 Cor. 4:14, 15; 1 Tim. 4:10.

79  Romans 3:25, 26: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom. 5:9, 18; Matt. 26:28; Eph. 1:7; Rev. 5:9; 1 Pet. 2:24.

80  Romans 5:18: Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. Rom. 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Mark 16:15; Rom. 2:14,15.

81  Hebrews 9:22: Without shedding of blood is no remission. Eph 1:7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.

82  Romans 4:25: Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. 1 Cor. 15:17.

83  Acts 1:11: This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven. Mark 16:19.

84  Hebrews 7:25: He ever liveth to make intercession for them. Rom. 8:34; Heb. 9:24.

85  1 Corinthians 15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Matthew 18:2-5: And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

Mark 9:36, 37: And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

Matthew 19:14: But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

86  John 16:13: Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.

87  1 Corinthians 2:11: Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

88  Genesis 1:2: And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Acts 8:39.

89  Acts 10:19: While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. 1 Cor. 2:13; Acts 21:11; John 14:26.

90  Acts 13:2: The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

91  Acts 16:6: And were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia.

92  Acts 13:4: So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia.

93  John 16:8: And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. Gen. 6:3.

94  Mark 3:29: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness. Isa. 63:10, Acts 7:51; Eph. 4:30.

95  Job 33:4: The Spirit of God hath made me. Job 26:13; Psa. 104:30.

96  2 Peter 1:21: Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

97  1 Peter 3:18: Quickened by the Spirit. Rom. 8:11.

98  1 Corinthians 6:11: But ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

99  Isaiah 6:8, 9: I heard the voice of the Lord,...And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not. Acts 28:25, 26: Well spake the Holy Ghost...Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand. Compare John 3:16 with Matt. 1:18.

100  Matthew 28:19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 2 Cor. 13:14: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. 1 Pet. 1:2.

101  See APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VII (page 18).

102  Mark 16:15: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Isa. 45:22: Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth. Prov. 8:4; Isa. 55:1; Rev. 22:17.

103  Joel 2:28: I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. John 16:8; John 1:9; Isa. 55:11; Luke 2:10.

104  1 Timothy 2:4: Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Acts 10:34: God is no respecter of persons. Ezek. 33:11; 2 Pet. 3:9.

105  Hosea 13:9: O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself. Prov. 1:24-31; Isa. 65:12; Jer. 7:13, 14; Zech. 7:11-13; John 5:40: And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. Matt. 23:37.

106  2 Corinthians 7:10: For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of. Psa. 51:17; Prov. 28:13: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Psa. 32:3,5; Ezek. 36:31: Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. Psa. 51:3, 4; Ezek. 18:30: Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

107  Acts 17:30: But now commandeth all men every where to repent. Luke 13:5: But, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Acts 3:19.

108  Hebrews 11:6: He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Heb. 11:1: Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. John 5:46, 47; Rom. 10:9.

109  Romans 10:10: With the heart man believeth unto righteousness. Gal. 5:22: But the fruit of the Spirit is...faith. 1 Cor. 12:8, 9.

110  Acts 16:31: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. John 3:16; Rom. 4:20-22; Eph. 3:12.

111  James 2:17: Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Gal. 5:6; 1 Tim. 1:5.

112  Philippians 1:29: Unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ...to believe on him. 2 Pet. 1:1; Eph. 2:8.

113  John 3:36: He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Mark 16:16; John 8:21, 24; Heb. 11:6.

114  John 1:7: That all men through him might believe. Gal 3:26: Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Acts 10:43; Rom. 5:1; John 3:15.

115  John 3:3: Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Heb. 12:14; Rev. 21:27; Gal. 5:19-21.

116  John 3:5: Except a man be born...of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 1:13; Ezek. 36:26, 27; Titus 3:5; Eph. 2:10.

117  Romans 8:16: The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. John 1:12; 5:25; James 1:18; 2 Cor. 5:17.

118  Ezekiel 11:19, 20: And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them. 1 Pet. 2:25.

119  John 3:3: Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

120  John 3:6: That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:5-8; 1 John 4:7; 5:1.

121  Ephesians 2:1: You hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. Psa. 119:50, 93; Eph. 2:5; Col. 2:13.

122  John 5:24: He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me...is passed from death unto life. 1 John 3:14.

123  2 Peter 1:4: That by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature. Heb. 3:14.

124  Romans 5:1: Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. 5:16: The free gift is of many offences unto justification. Acts 13:39; Isa. 53:11.

125  Acts 3:19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out. Heb. 4:2; 11:6, Rom. 9:31, 32; Acts 13:38, 39.

126  1 Thessalonians 5:23: And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. 7:1; 2 Pet. 3:18: Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Heb. 6:1; 1 John 5:4; Col. 4:12; Prov. 4:18; 1 John 1:7,9; 1 Pet. 1:16.

Galatians 2:20: I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

127  Romans 8:38, 39: For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Cor. 10:13: God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 2 Cor. 12:9: My grace is sufficient for thee. Job 17:9; Matt. 16:18; John 10:27, 28; Phil. 1:6.

128  2 Chronicles 15:2: The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him...but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. 2 Pet 1:10: Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall. Ezek. 33:18: When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. John 15:6; 1 Cor. 10:12; Heb. 6:4-6; 12:15; 1 Chron. 28:9; Rev. 2:4; 1 Tim. 1:19; 2 Pet. 2:20, 21; 1 Cor. 9:27; Matt. 24:13; Acts 1:25; Rev. 22:19.

129  See APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIII (page 17).

130  Genesis 2:3: God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. Mark 2:27: The sabbath was made for man. Neh. 9:14.

131  Exodus 20:8-11: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

132  Luke 24:1-6: Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre...He is not here, but is risen. Luke 24:33-36; John 20:19,26; Acts 2:1; Acts 20:7: And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them. 1 Cor. 16:2; Rev. 1:10; Psa. 118:22-24.

133  Isaiah 58:13, 14: If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD. Isa. 56:2; Ex. 20:8-11.

134  1 Corinthians 1:2: Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints. Acts 2:41, 47; 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:1, 2; Rev. 1:4.

135  Ephesians 5:25, 27: Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it...that he might present it to himself a glorious church. Eph. 1:22, 23; 1 Cor. 12:27, 28; Col. 1:18, 24; 1 Pet. 2:5; John 18:36; John 15:2, 6.

136  Acts 2:41: Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. Acts 8:12; Gal. 3:27.

137  Genesis 14:20: And he gave him tithes of all. Gen. 28:22: I will surely give the tenth unto thee. Deut 14:22: Thou shalt truly tithe. Mal. 3:8-10.

138  1 Corinthians 16:2: Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him. Matt. 23:23; 1 Cor. 9:9-14; Heb. 7:9-17; 2 Cor. 9:6-8.

139  2 Timothy 2:15: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 1 Tim. 4:13-15: Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee...Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Titus 1:9; 2:7, 8; 2 Tim. 1:7; 2:2; 1 Tim. 3:2-7.

140  Psalm 50:16: But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 2 Tim. 1:8-11, 14; 2:22; 3:5; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Cor. 2:12-16.

141  Acts 20:28: Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers. Heb. 5:4; 1 Cor. 9:16; Acts 13:2.

142  1 Timothy 4:14: With the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 2 Tim. 1:6; Acts 13:3.

143  Mark 16:15: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 2 Tim. 4:2; 2 Cor. 4:5; Ezek. 33:7.

144  Matthew 28:19: Teach all nations, baptizing them. Luke 22:19, 20: This do in remembrance of me. Acts 20:11; 27:35; 1 Cor. 10:16; 11:23-28.

145  Hebrews 13:17: They watch for your souls, as they that must give account. 1 Pet. 5:2:Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof. Acts 20:28; Jer. 3:15.

146  Matthew 28:19: Baptizing (Greek: immersing) them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Col. 2:12: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him. Acts 8:36-39; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:5; John 3:23; Acts 16:32-34; 2:41.

147  Romans 6:4: Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Col. 3:3; 2:12; Titus 3:5; Gal. 3:27; 1 Cor. 15:29.

148  1 Corinthians 11:23-26: For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. Matt. 26:26-28.

149  1 Corinthians 10:16: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 1 Cor. 10:21; 11:27-29.

150  1 Corinthians 10:17: For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. Matt 26:27: Drink ye all of it. Rom. 14:1, 10; 1 Cor. 12:12-17; Acts 2:42; 20:7.

151  John 13:4-8; 1 Tim. 5:1-10.

152  Romans 5:12: As by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. Heb. 9:27: It is appointed unto men once to die. 1 Cor. 15:22; Psa. 89:48; Eccl. 8:8.

153  Ecclesiastes 12:7: Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Phil. 1:23: Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better. Luke 23:43; Matt. 17:3; 22:32; Acts 7:59; Matt. 10:28; 2 Cor. 5:8; Luke 16:22-26; Rev. 6:9.

154  Acts 1:11: This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Matt. 25:31; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; 1 Thess. 4:15-17; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; 2 Pet. 3:3-13; Matt. 24:42-44.

155  John 5:28, 29: The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:22, 23; 2 Tim. 2:18; Phil. 3:21; 1 Cor. 15:35-44; Dan. 12:2.

156  Acts 17:31: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness. 1 Cor. 15:24; Rev. 10:6; 22:11; 2 Pet. 3:11, 12; Eccl. 9:10.

157  2 Corinthians 5:10: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Eccl. 12:14: For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Matt. 12:36; Rev. 20:12; Rom. 2:16.

158  Matthew 25:46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. 2 Thess. 1:8-10: Taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints. Rom. 6:23; 2 Pet. 1:11; Mark 3:29; 9:43, 44; Jude 7; Rev. 14:11; 21:7, 8, 27; Matt. 13:41-43; Rom. 2:6-10.

159  2 Peter 1:4-10: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.

160  2 Timothy 3:16.

161  2 Peter 1:21; 1 Cor. 2:13; 2 Sam. 23:2; Jer. 1:9.

162  John 10:35; Matt. 5:17, 18.

163  John 17:17; Psa. 119:151, 160.

164  Acts 2:5, 8, 11.

165  1 Corinthians 14:1-40; Heb. 2:4.

166  1 Corinthians 12:10, 30.

167  1 Corinthians 14:18, 19, 23, 33.

168  1 Corinthians 12:13.

169  Ephesians 5:18b-20.