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The Morning Devotional for February 1, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 3.5

V. Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according to his eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of his will, hath chosen in Christ, unto everlasting glory,a out of his mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as conditions, or causes moving him thereunto;b and all to the praise of his glorious grace.c

a. Rom 8:30; Eph 1:4, 9, 11; 1 Thes 5:9; 2 Tim 1:9. • b. Rom 9:11, 13, 16; Eph 1:4, 9. • c. Eph 1:6, 12.

The Morning Devotional: WCF 3.3-4

The Morning Devotional for January 31, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 3.3-4

III. By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angelsa are predestinated unto everlasting life, and others fore-ordained to everlasting death.b

a. Mat 25:41; 1 Tim 5:21. • b. Prov 16:4; Rom 9:22-23; Eph 1:5-6.

IV. These angels and men, thus predestinated and fore-ordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed; and their number is so certain and definite that it can not be either increased or diminished.a

a. John 13:18; 2 Tim 2:19.

devotional, confessions, videoWilliam HillJanuary 31, 2023god, decree, election, 1 Tim. 5:21; Jude 6, Eph. 1:5-6, Rom. 9:22-23, 2 Tim. 2:19

The Morning Devotional: WCF 3.2

The Morning Devotional for January 30, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 3.2

II. Although God knows whatsoever may or can come to pass upon all supposed conditions,a yet hath he not decreed anything because he foresaw it as future, or as that which would come to pass upon such conditions.b

devotional, confessions, videoWilliam HillJanuary 30, 2023devotional, God, decree, Matt. 11:21-23; Rom. 9:11-18

The Morning Devotional: WCF 3.1

I. God from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass;a yet so as thereby neither is God the author of sin,b nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established.c

The Morning Devotional: WCF 2.3

The Morning Devotional for January 26, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 2.3

III. In the unity of the Godhead there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.a The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father;b the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.c

devotional, confessions, videoWilliam HillJanuary 26, 2023devotional, Trinity, God, Matt. 3:16-17, Matt. 28:19, Jn. 1:14, Jn. 1:18, Jn. 15:26

The Morning Devotional: WCF 2.2 (Part Two)

The Morning Devotional for January 25, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 2.2 (Part Two)

II. God hath all life,a glory,b goodness,c blessedness,d in and of himself; and is alone in and unto himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which he hath made,e nor deriving any glory from them,f but only manifesting his own glory in, by, unto, and upon them: he is the alone fountain of all being, of whom, through whom, and to whom are all things;gand hath most sovereign dominion over them, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatsoever himself pleaseth.h In his sight all things are open and manifest;i his knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature;j so as nothing is to him contingent or uncertain.k He is most holy in all his counsels, in all his works, and in all his commands.l To him is due from angels and men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience, he is pleased to require of them.m

devotional, confessions, videoWilliam HillJanuary 25, 2023devotional, God, worship, knowledge, holiness, Heb. 4:13, Psa. 147:5, Rev. 5:12-14

The Morning Devotional: WCF 2.1 (Part Three)

The Morning Devotional for January 23, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 2.1 (Part Three)

I. There is but one onlya living and true God,b who is infinite in being and perfection,c a most pure spirit,d invisible,e without body, parts,f or passions,g immutable,h immense,i eternal,jincomprehensible,k almighty,l most wise,m most holy,n most free,o most absolute,p working all things according to the counsel of his own immutable and most righteous will,q for his own glory;r most loving,s gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin;t the rewarder of them that diligently seek him;u and withal most just and terrible in his judgments;v hating all sin,w and who will by no means clear the guilty.x

devotional, Westminster Confession, videoWilliam HillJanuary 23, 2023devotional, God, Heb. 11:6, Neh. 9:32-33, Psa. 5:5-6, Ex. 34:7

The Morning Devotional: WCF 2.1 (Part Two)

The Morning Devotional for January 20, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 2.1 (Part Two)

I. There is but one onlya living and true God,b who is infinite in being and perfection,c a most pure spirit,d invisible,e without body, parts,f or passions,g immutable,h immense,i eternal,jincomprehensible,k almighty,l most wise,m most holy,n most free,o most absolute,p working all things according to the counsel of his own immutable and most righteous will,q for his own glory;r most loving,s gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin;t the rewarder of them that diligently seek him;u and withal most just and terrible in his judgments;v hating all sin,w and who will by no means clear the guilty.x

devotional, confessions, videoWilliam HillJanuary 20, 2023devotional, Westminster Standards, 1 John 4:8, Eph. 1:11, Prov. 16:4, Ex. 34:6-7, God

The Morning Devotional: WCF 2.1 (Part One)

The Morning Devotional for January 19, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 2.1 (Part One)

I. There is but one onlya living and true God,b who is infinite in being and perfection,c a most pure spirit,d invisible,e without body, parts,f or passions,g immutable,h immense,i eternal,jincomprehensible,k almighty,l most wise,m most holy,n most free,o most absolute,p working all things according to the counsel of his own immutable and most righteous will,q for his own glory;r most loving,s gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin;t the rewarder of them that diligently seek him;u and withal most just and terrible in his judgments;v hating all sin,w and who will by no means clear the guilty.x

confessions, devotional, videoWilliam HillJanuary 19, 2023devotional, Westminster Standards, God, Deut. 6:4, John 4:24

The Morning Devotional: WCF 1.9-10

The Morning Devotional for January 18, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 1.9-10

IX. The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself; and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly. A

a. Acts 15:15; 2 Pet 1:20-21.

The Morning Devotional: WCF 1.7-8

The Morning Devotional for January 17, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 1.7-8

VII. All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all;a yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed, for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.b

a. 2 Pet 3:16. • b. Psa 119:105, 130.

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The Morning Devotional: WCF 1.6 (Part Two)

The Morning Devotional for January 16, 2023
The Westminster Confession of Faith 1.6

The whole counsel of God, concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or traditions of men.a Nevertheless we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word;b and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God, and government of the Church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature and Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the Word, which are always to be observed.c

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