Of the Gospel and of the Extent of the Grace Thereof

Chapter 20 confesses the gospel: the covenant of works being broken by sin and made unprofitable unto life, God was pleased to give forth the promise of Christ, the seed of the woman, as the means of calling the elect and begetting in them faith and repentance.

The gospel is freely offered to sinners — to all who hear it — and the duty of every minister is to publish it indiscriminately. Yet it has its full effect only in the elect. This chapter sits at the heart of Reformed evangelism: confident proclamation, dependent on the Spirit for the result.

The gospel is not a self-help system. It is the announcement of what God has done in Christ to save sinners. The Reformed Baptist preaches the gospel boldly, without manipulation, trusting the Spirit to do his work in his time.

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For the full text of this chapter with scripture proofs, see the1689confession.com or Founders Ministries.