I. God gave to Adam a law, as a covenant of works, by which He bound him and all his posterity, to personal, entire, exact, and perpetual obedience, promised life upon the fulfilling, and threatened death upon the breach of it, and endued him with power and ability to keep it.[1]
II. This law, after his fall, continued to be a perfect rule of righteousness; and, as such, was delivered by God upon Mount Sinai, in ten commandments, and written in two tables:[2] the first four commandments containing our duty towards God; and the other six, our duty to man.[3]
III. Besides this law, commonly called moral, God was pleased to give to the people of Israel, as a church under age, ceremonial laws, containing several typical ordinances, partly of worship, prefiguring Christ, His graces, actions, sufferings, and benefits;[4] and partly, holding forth divers instructions of moral duties.[5] All which ceremonial laws are now abrogated, under the New Testament.[6]
IV. To them also, as a body politic, He gave sundry judicial laws, which expired together with the State of that people; not obliging under any now, further than the general equity thereof may require.[7]
V. The moral law does forever bind all, as well justified persons as others, to the obedience thereof;[8] and that, not only in regard of the matter contained in it, but also in respect of the authority of God the Creator, who gave it.[9] Neither does Christ, in the Gospel, any way dissolve, but much strengthen this obligation.[10]
Before I examine any of the points, I ask you - where do you think I differ with them? Perhaps you can make your suggestions of where my beliefs contradict the WCF in your understanding? My beliefs should be quite evident from my other posts on here, especially in the 'Antinomianism' thread.
Also, when you consider each point in the WCF I would seriously recommend that you look at each of the scripture verses given as backing, to see if the scripture really says what is claimed from it. Reading the references given can be quite illuminating actually.
Finally James, we should always get our doctrine from the scriptures. Whereever a Confession of Faith agrees with what scripture teaches then I will agree with it, but if scripture says otherwise, then I must go by scripture. So I encourage you to compare this section of the WCF with scripture, and take note of the scripture references cited for each point.
