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Scripture is the highest authority on our faith and its practice. Statements of belief called creeds and confessions also shape our faith and root us in Reformed theology. While people often associate the Reformed tradition with Calvinism, there’s more to our Reformed beliefs than the five points of Calvinism you may have heard about.
Mar 14, 2022 · The reformed faith is not a denomination. In fact, the reformed faith transcends Christian communities and includes groups from Anglican to Baptist, Congregationalist, and, of course, the ...
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The Christian Reformed Church had its beginning in the Netherlands. One of many Calvinist denominations in Europe, the Dutch Reformed Church became the state religion in the Netherlands in the 1600s. However, during the Enlightenment, that church strayed from Calvin's teachings. The common people responded by forming their own movement, worshiping ...
The CRCNA has a horizontal ecclesiastical governing structure comprised of the local council; the classis, or regional assembly; and the synod, or bi-national Canadian and US assembly. The second two groups are broader, not higher than the local council. These groups decide matters of doctrine, ethical issues, and church life and practice. The syno...
The Christian Reformed Church professes the Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, and Athanasian Creed. They believe salvation is God's work from beginning to end and that humans can do nothing to earn their way into heaven. Baptism - Christ's blood and spirit wash away sins in baptism. According to the Heidelberg Catechism, infants, as well as adults, ma...
Sacraments- The Christian Reformed Church practices two sacraments: baptism and the Lord's Supper. Baptism is performed by a minister or ministry associate, by sprinkling water on the forehead but may also be done by immersion. Adults who are baptized are called to make a public confession of faith. The Lord's Supper is offered as bread and the cup...
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Feb 22, 2023 · Now, I mentioned five things in particular that Reformed theology stresses. Number one is the sovereignty of God. We believe that God is sovereign over all things, and that truth permeates every area of the Christian life and of Christian doctrine. The church is God’s plan A and there is no plan B. We believe in the sole final authority of ...
The term “Reformed Theology” has a range of meanings in contemporary church life and theology. It can be used to refer to the beliefs of any Protestant movement that adheres to a broadly anti-Pelagian understanding of salvation, as, for example, in the Young, Restless, and Reformed phenomenon. At a more technical level it refers ...
Oct 8, 2020 · As this chapter looks to demonstrate, the history of Reformed theological ethics testifies to the fundamental and abiding conviction on the part of Reformed believers and theologians that reformatio doctrinae is intrinsically bound with and finds it term in serious and joyful reformatio vitae. Keywords: decalogue, gratitude, law, sanctification ...
We believe that the Old and New Testaments are the inspired Word of God, the only infallible rule for faith and life. We affirm three creeds—the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed —as ecumenical expressions of the Christian faith. We also affirm three confessions—the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism ...
