Chapter 2 — Second Head of Doctrine: Of the Atonement of Christ, and the Redemption of Men Thereby
Section 9. Article 9: The Fulfillment of God’s Plan. This plan, arising out of God’s eternal love for the elect, from the beginning of the world to the present time has been powerfully carried out and will also be carried out in the future, the gates of hell seeking vainly to prevail against it. As a result, the elect are gathered into one, all in their own time, and there is always a church of believers founded on Christ’s blood, a church which steadfastly loves, persistently worships, and here and in all eternity praises him as her Savior who laid down his life for her on the cross, as a bridegroom for his bride. ### Third and Fourth Main Points of Doctrine: Human Corruption, Conversion to God, and the Way It Occurs