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The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 8.1
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| It pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, according to the covenant made between them both, to be the mediator between God and man;1 the prophet,2 priest,3 and king;4 head and savior of the church,5 the heir of all things,6 and judge of the world;7 unto whom He did from all eternity give a people to be His seed and to be by Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.8 |
[1]
Isaiah 42:1; 1 Peter 1:19–20
[2]
Acts 3:22
[3]
Hebrews 5:5–6
[4]
Psalm 2:6; Luke 1:33
[5]
Ephesians 1:22–23
[6]
Hebrews 1:2
[7]
Acts 17:31
[8]
Isaiah 53:10; John 17:6; Romans 8:30
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Jesus was chosen and ordained by God to be:
The covenant made between them both
His only begotten Son
The mediator between God and man
The redeemed of the Lord
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