| Paras | Theme: The special revelation of the gospel |
| 1 | I. The inauguration of this revelation |
| A. The framework in which it was inaugurated | |
| B. The form in which it was inaugurated | |
| C. The function for which it was inaugurated | |
| D. The fulness with which it was inaugurated | |
| 2 | II. The necessity of this revelation |
| A. The affirmation of its necessity | |
| B. The implications of its necessity | |
| 3 | III. The sovereignty of this revelation |
| A. The assertion of this sovereignty | |
| B. The implication of this sovereignty | |
| C. The result of this sovereignty | |
| 4 | IV. The sufficiency of this revelation |
| A. The assertion of its sufficiency | |
| C. The qualification of its sufficiency | |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p244. Used by permission.