Chapter 11: Justification

Chapter 11: Justification

1. The Nature of Justification (11:1)
   – The Subjects of Justification
   – Not Internal but External
   – Not for Our Sake but Christ’s
   – Imputation: Not faith itself but Christ’s righteousness
   – Not Human but Divine Origination
2. Faith: The instrumental Means of Justification (11:2)
   – The Uniqueness of Faith
   – The Fruit of Faith
3. The Basis of Justification (11:3)
   – Satisfaction of Justice
   – By Free Grace
4. The Occasion of Justification (11:4)
   – In Eternity
   – In Time
5. The Reality of Justification (11:5)
   – Security
   – Loving Discipline
   – Restoration
6. The Unchanging Uniformity of Justification (11:6)

[Online version of the 2nd London Baptist Confession of Faith (2LBCF) of 1689]