Overview and Development of the 1689 Confession of Faith
| Chapt. | |
| 1-8 | Division 1: The foundations of Christian thought |
| 1 | Unit 1 — The Scriptures |
| 2-3 | Unit 2 — God |
| 2 | I. God’s nature |
| 3 | II. God’s decree |
| 4-6 | Unit 3 — The Original Creation |
| 4 | I. Creation |
| 5 | II. Providence |
| 6 | III. Sin |
| 7 | Unit 4 — God’s Covenant |
| 8 | Unit 5 — Christ’s Person and Work |
| 9-20 | Division 2: Experimental religion: salvation applied |
| 9 | Unit 1 — The Setting — Free Will |
| 10-18 | Unit 2 — The Blessings and Graces |
| 10-13 | I. The blessings God bestows |
| 10 | A. Effectual calling |
| 11 | B. Justification |
| 12 | C. Adoption |
| 13 | D. Sanctification |
| 14-18 | II. The graces man exercises |
| 14 | A. Faith |
| 15 | B. Repentance |
| 16 | C. Good works |
| 17 | D. Perseverance |
| 18 | E. Assurance |
| 19-20 | Unit 3 — The Means |
| 19 | I. God’s law |
| 20 | II. God’s gospel |
| 21-30 | Division 3: The divine institutions |
| 21 | Unit 1 — Liberty of Conscience |
| 22-23 | Unit 2 — Religious Worship |
| 22 | I. Overview of religious worship |
| 23 | II. Religious vows |
| 24 | Unit 3 — Civil Government |
| 25 | Unit 4 — Marriage |
| 26-30 | Unit 5 — The Church |
| 26 | I. Overview of the church |
| 27 | II. The fellowship of the church |
| 28-30 | III. The sacraments of the church |
| 31-32 | Division 4: The world to come |
| 31 | Unit 1 — The Intermediate and Resurrection State |
| 32 | Unit 2 — The Final Judgement |
This outline was developed by Pastor Greg Nichols (Grand Rapids) and taken from: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p433-434. Used by permission.