17th century Particular Baptist divines addressing modern souls…
The Westminster Assembly was called by Parliament. The assemblies behind the 1689 Confession were gathered by cooperating churches. This historical contrast reveals more than differing circumstances—it exposes two distinct visions of ecclesiastical authority, confessional unity, and the headship of Christ over His church.
The decree of God is not blind fate, but the eternal, wise, and holy purpose of the Triune God who “works all things according to the counsel of His will.” Nothing in creation falls outside His sovereign hand, not even the cross itself, where wicked men freely crucified Christ according to the definite plan of God. For the believer, this doctrine is not terror, but comfort. The God who chose His people before the foundation of the world is the same God who governs every joy, sorrow, trial, and triumph for His glory and our good.
A church formed on minimal theology produces minimal Christians. When the doctrinal standard is so broad that virtually any Protestant position may shelter beneath it, the people are given no substantive framework within which to grow. They cannot be catechized in what they have never been taught to hold with precision. They cannot defend a faith they have never been equipped to articulate. And when cultural pressure or theological novelty arrives, as it invariably does in every generation, they have no deep root system to hold them fast.
Wolfe's post highlights a key distinction between church establishment and civil duty. By focusing on honoring God, he challenges common misconceptions about Christian nationalism and its implications for civil governance.
Theology Proper explores the doctrine of God, highlighting His trinitarian nature and the distinction between His shared attributes and incommunicable ones. This understanding emphasizes the unique and infinite character of God, which surpasses human comprehension.