Marinate Your Doctrine: February 2013

Let me start this blog by introducing myself and setting goal for myself.

Firstly, who am I? I am Robert Compton. Firstborn son of David and Maree Compton. Born in 1990 in Melbourne, Australia. Brother to three sisters and two brothers in that order. Totally homeschooled except for a brief stint in kindergarten. Entrepreneur. Online business man. Postie. Software developer. Farmer. Since 2009 a follower of Jesus Christ. What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

Secondly, what is my goal? Procrastination. Marriage. Both of these two words are linked closely together for me. I want to get married soon. I think that a husband, and ultimately a father, needs to be able to disciple his family. I believe that a man needs to know what he believes and why he believes it. I want to improve my understanding of systematic doctrine before I am married, but I keep on procrastinating about it. This is the main purpose of this blog which is to help me become self disciplined in the study of God's Word. I therefore set myself a goal to write one article a week on each of the 33 chapters in the West Minster Confession of Faith.

The chapters are as follows:

Of the Holy Scripture
Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
Of God's Eternal Decree
Of Creation
Of Providence
Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
Of God's Covenant with man
Of Christ the Mediator
Of Free Will
Of Effectual Calling
Of Justification
Of Adoption
Of Sanctification
Of Saving Faith
Of Repentance unto Life
Of Good Works
Of the Perseverance of the Saints
Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Of the Law of God
Of Christian Liberty, and the Liberty of the Conscience
Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
Of the Civil Magistrate
Of Marriage and Divorce
Of the Church
Of the Communion of Saints
Of the Sacraments
Of Baptism
Of the Lord's Supper
Of Church Censures
Of Synods and Councils
Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
Of the Last Judgement

Before I get to these topics, I will spend one week on studying the Gospel of Christ as laid out in a tract from Heart Cry Missionary Society.

Marinate Your Doctrine

Saturday, 23 February 2013

An Introduction and Goal

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