Being Reformed, we naturally uphold
the historic, catholic and evangelical doctrines that
are essential to Biblical Christianity. Such doctrines
include but are not limited to:
the God of the Bible as the only true and living
God
the Trinity-- this God subsists in three Persons,
"the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these
three are one God, the same in substance, equal in
power and glory." Westminster Shorter Catechism #
6
the eternal deity and the perfect humanity of Jesus
Christ
the truth that there is only one way of salvation
- by grace alone, through faith alone in the life,
death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ alone.
Christ's atoning sacrifice of Himself as the sufficient,
perfect and permanent ground of our salvation
the Bible as the God-breathed, infallible, inerrant
Word of God which alone is our absolute and final
standard in all matters of faith and conduct.
the Second Coming of Jesus Christ at which time
He will consummate His kingdom and gather His church
unto Himself forever, the rest of mankind being justly
condemned to an eternal judgment. This (He alone)
is our eternal and blessed hope.
Etc., etc., etc.
But being Reformed also dictates that we subscribe
to the:
5 Solas of the 16th century Reformation
Doctrines of Grace, also known as the 5 Points
Of Calvinism
System of doctrine contained in such historic Reformed
confessions and catechisms as the Westminster Confession
Of Faith and the Heidelberg Catechism.
In addition to the above, embracing the Reformed
distinctives indicates that we:
study the Scripture from a theocentric perspective—
it is God Himself Who is its Author and it is He Who
voluntarily reveals Himself to and His purpose for
His creatures on its pages.
view the Scripture from a Christocentric perspective—
the divine purpose is perfectly fulfilled in the Person
and sacrificial atoning work of Jesus Christ. He alone
is our Savior, the Author and Finisher of our faith,
the goal of our redemption as well as of all history.
are zealous to proclaim, promote, and protect the
sovereignty and glory of God in all His works of creation
and redemption.