Description
The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith or 1689 is one of the most important doctrinal summaries in Baptist history. It shows clearly what Reformed Baptists have believed for centuries, covering major doctrines such as Scripture, God, salvation, the church, baptism, and the final judgment.
Originally written by seventeenth-century Particular Baptists, the confession reflects a deep commitment to Scripture and a desire to express Baptist convictions within the broader Reformed tradition and has long served as a guide for churches seeking doctrinal clarity and unity.
This modern English edition presents the confession in updated language while staying faithful to the original text and is intended to help pastors, church members, and students read and use the confession more easily. Whether for teaching, study, or reference, it provides a straightforward way to engage with a document that has shaped Baptist life for generations.
This 4th edition includes several updates that are outlined in the new publishers’ preface in the preview PDF.
Book Details
The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith
In Modern English
Edited by Stan Reeves
©2012, 2017, 2026 (4th Edition) Founders Press
ISBN: 978–8-90120-031-5
104 pages (soft cover)
Printed in the United States of America
Discount applied by purchasing 10 or more of this item.
This edition now includes a Scripture index.
Endorsements
It is a good cause to make more accessible to our generation the great truths embodied in the 1689 Baptist Confession, and Stan has done good work in bringing them into the English of the 21st Century.
Sam Waldron
Pastor of Heritage Baptist Church
Owensboro, KY
The 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith is one of the most significant and enduring confessional documents in the history of Protestant Christianity — a theological treasure forged in persecution and refined by men who counted the cost of their convictions. It has been tested, tried ,and valued for its clarity and faithfulness to God’s Word and now, in this edition, the language has been updated to be made accessible to even more Christians desiring to grow in their understanding of the truth. I pray that it will be of use to Christ’s church for generations to come.
Graham Gunden
Assistant Pastor | Grace Baptist Church
Cape Coral, FL
B.H. Carroll, the founder and first President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, rightly said, “A church with a little creed is a church with a little life. The more divine doctrines a church can agree on, the greater its power and the wider its usefulness. The fewer its articles of faith, the fewer its bonds of union and compactness.” The Second London (1689) Baptist Confession of Faith is a robust, time-tested, faithful summary of key biblical teachings that Baptists have held dear. This modern English version is true to the original while making this excellent confession more accessible to to contemporary readers. I am grateful for its long, wide-spread usefulness and pray it will continue to be a useful tool for God’s people for generations to come.
Dr. Tom Ascol
Pastor | Grace Baptist Church
President | Founders Ministries
The Reformers believed that truth must be understood, not merely preserved. They gave the church Scripture and doctrine in the vernacular, not as an innovation, but as an act of fidelity. In a day marked by theological anemia, this modern edition of the Second London Baptist Confession carries that same conviction forward; all the while, guarding the substance of our faith while restoring its clarity for a new generation. Truth locked behind unfamiliar language is truth soon forgotten.
Dr. Peter Sammons
Professor of Systematic Theology | Founders Seminary
About the Editor
About the Editor
Stan Reeves serves as an elder at Grace Heritage Church in Auburn, AL, and is a professor at Auburn University. He also serves as the webmaster for Founders Ministries.
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