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The Confession of Faith (1689), also known as the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, [1] [2] or the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (to distinguish it from the 1644 London Baptist Confession of Faith), is a Particular Baptist confession of faith.
1654 The True Gospel-Faith Declared According to the Scriptures; 1656 The Somerset Confession of Faith; 1655 Midland Confession of Faith; 1660 The Standard Confession; 1678 The Orthodox Creed; 1689 Second London Baptist Confession - originally written in 1677; 1691 A Short Confession or a Brief Narrative of Faith
The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith is a significant summary of the beliefs of Reformed Baptists. [1] The name "Reformed Baptist" dates from the latter part of the 20th century to denote Baptists who retained Baptist ecclesiology, and reaffirmed Reformed biblical theology, such as Covenant theology.
Baptist covenant theology (credobaptist) is distinct from Westminsterian covenant theology, and finds its most influential expression in the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. [1] There exist two forms of Baptist covenant theology: the "1689 Federalism" of the Second London Confession, and a more recent 20th century form. [2]
Reformed Baptist churches, also known as Calvinistic Baptist churches, are united in their adherence to historical Baptist Confessions of Faith that belong to the Reformed tradition, such as the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, or the earlier 1644 Baptist Confession of Faith, or the more recent 1966 Strict Baptist Affirmation of Faith.
As a representative of the Horsleydown church, Keach attended the 1689 General Assembly that endorsed the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. Keach was one of the seven men who sent out the invitation to the 1689 General Assembly.