Our Beliefs
From the time of the Apostles to today, Christians have always laid out their doctrine in brief, definitive statements. These statements of faith have always been helpful in summarizing what the church believes, in promoting unity, and guarding the church from error. At Christ Reformed Church, our Statement of Faith comes from the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith as seen below. To read a particular section of our confession, click on any of the titles below.
The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith in Modern English
Chapter 1 – The Holy Scriptures
Chapter 2 – God and the Holy Trinity
Chapter 6 – The Fall of Mankind,
Chapter 8 – Christ the Mediator
Chapter 10 – Effectual Calling
Chapter 15 – Repentance to Life
Chapter 17 – The Perseverance of
Chapter 18 – Assurance of Grace
Chapter 20 – The Gospel and the
Chapter 21 – Christian Liberty and
Chapter 22 – Religious Worship and
Chapter 23 – Lawful Oaths and Vows
Chapter 27 – The Communion of Saints
Chapter 30 – The Lord’s Supper
Chapter 31 – The State of Humanity
Chapter 32 – The Last Judgment
Additional documents helpful in the expression of the true, Biblical faith include the Belgic Confession (A.D. 1561), the Canons of Dordt (A.D. 1618-1619), and the Heidelberg Catechism (A.D. 1563). These documents and the other writings of John Calvin and the Puritans have a secondary role to Scripture. We encourage the reading of the Holy Bible first and foremost (Ecclesiastes 12:11-14).
Social Justice, Marxism, Anti-Americanism
We denounce the false, different gospel (Galatians 1:6-10) being promulgated in Christianity known by many names, including: social justice, socialism, communism, Marxism, critical race theory, racial reconciliation, white privilege, intersectionality, feminism, and liberation theology. These are destructive heresies (2 Peter 2) contrary to Scripture and they subvert a peaceful, American society where Christians may freely preach the true Gospel (1 Timothy 2:1-7).
Our church is Reformed in the original sense of the term in the 1500 to 1600s. We reject the heretical beliefs of most of the Reformed and Calvinistic churches today, especially those in the Southern Baptist Convention, the Presbyterian Church in America, and the teachings of Timothy Keller, D.A. Carson, Albert Mohler, Russell Moore, John Piper, and numerous others.
